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This prehistoric fish may explain how animals first walked on Earth

Researchers at Flinders University have uncovered new details about one of the ancient fish species closely related to the first…

2 weeks ago

Fish oil may be hurting your brain, new study finds

A new study from the Medical University of South Carolina is raising fresh concerns about fish oil supplements, especially for…

1 month ago

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,…

4 months 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.…

10 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…

11 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…

12 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,"…

12 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…

1 year 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…

1 year 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