15 bizarre creatures from the bottom of the ocean that look like aliens

To survive the deep ocean, sea creatures need all kinds of adaptations that give them alien-like appearances, like huge eyes ...

Where You See a Fancy Fish, Engineers See Alan Turing’s Math

Using a new computer model, scientists simulated the stripes, spots and hexagons on a species of boxfish, imperfections and ...
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Michigan’s Lake Fish Are Shrinking. The Reason Is More Puzzling Than Scientists Expected

A 75-year study of 1,497 Michigan lakes finds fish are shrinking, especially the youngest and oldest. Temperature metrics can ...
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Can the farting goby be kept in a garden pond or aquarium?

It breathes through its intestines, lives in dark muddy trenches, and is affectionately called the “fart loach”–the European weatherfish (Misgurnus fossilis) is a biologically fascinating fish species ...

Tampa’s sea turtle hospital, pushed to the limit, fights to save a record number of rescues

On one of the coldest mornings ever in Florida, a young green sea turtle flailed through freezing surf. Too stunned to swim, ...