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Omega-3 fish oil supplements could backfire without this key enzyme

Nearly 19 million adults in the United States take fish oil supplements. These products are rich in omega-3 fatty acids,…

5 hours ago

400-million-year-old fish exposes big mistake in how we understood evolution

The coelacanth is known as a "living fossil" because its anatomy has changed little in the last 65 million years.…

7 months ago

Sex swap in seconds: The fish that takes charge and changes gender

Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka scientists have discovered that it takes mere minutes for a species of sex-changing fish to develop dominant…

8 months ago

Rainbow reefs revealed: The secret 112-million-year saga of glowing fish

New research led by scientists at the American Museum of Natural History sheds light on the ancient origins of biofluorescence…

8 months ago

Cleaner fish: Tiny healers or hidden spreaders in coral reef ecosystems?

Where do you go when you're a fish and you need a skincare treatment? Coral reefs contain natural "beauty salons,"…

8 months ago

Eating an array of smaller fish could be nutrient-dense solution to overfishing

To satisfy the seafood needs of billions of people, offering them access to a more biodiverse array of fish creates…

8 months ago

Wild fish can recognize individual divers

For years, scientific divers at a research station in the Mediterranean Sea had a problem: at some point in every…

12 months ago

A low omega-6, omega-3 rich diet and fish oil may slow prostate cancer growth

A new study led by UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center investigators offers new evidence that dietary changes may help…

1 year ago

Decline in West African coastal fish stocks threatens food security and livelihoods

Fish stocks along the West African coast have declined significantly over the past five decades, threatening food security and the…

1 year ago

Better ocean connectivity boosts reef fish populations

Research led by the University of Oxford has found that oceanographic connectivity (the movement and exchange of water between different…

1 year ago