A new study found that subtle differences in an animal’s behavior by midlife can predict how long it is likely to live.

Nanoplastics are disrupting fish's ability to think and make decisions, with troubling implications for ocean food webs. Scientists from Shantou University, the Chinese Academy of Fisheries Sciences, ...

The U.S. government is mounting an emergency response in an effort to save a unique and endangered fish found off the coast of Florida. The details are strange. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...

For decades, ecologists have known that how a species looks or eats affects its environment. But a new study by researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, shows that social behavior ...

By midlife, an animal's everyday behaviors can signal how long it is likely to live. That is the striking conclusion of a new study in which researchers put scores of short-lived fish under continuous ...

Before squaring up for a fight, some fish check themselves out in the mirror to make sure they're big enough. This strange behavior was seen in bluestreak cleaner wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus), who ...

University of Otago—Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka scientists have discovered that it takes mere minutes for a species of sex-changing fish to develop dominant behavior after a change in the pecking order. In a ...

Every year as part of the city’s St. Patrick’s Day celebrations, thousands of onlookers clad in green cheer on a boat crew sprinkling orange powder into the Chicago River to turn it a festive shade.

Fish can have all sorts of quirky behaviors, but spotting your fish lying motionless at the bottom of the tank can be a cause for concern. While it might look alarming, this isn’t always a sign of ...

Winter began Dec. 21 and ends March 21. Or so says the calendar, if you prefer a specific date - rather than a change in weather to note the arrival and departure of seasons. For many, winter didn't ...