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Skate eggs, like this deep sea example, are known as "mermaid purses."
underwater

Found: A Natural Egg-Incubator in the Deep Ocean

Who knew hydrothermal vents make such great nurseries?
Vittoria Traverso February 9, 2018
You going this way?
science

The Surprising Diversity Among Schools of Fish

They're not a homogenous crowd.
Jessica Leigh Hester February 7, 2018
The two sides of a 90-million-year-old fossilized fish found in the flagstones at a Colombian monastery.
fossils

Found: A Fossilized Fish in a Monastery Flagstone

A 10-year-old boy on a tour spotted the fossil and reported it to a local museum.
Vittoria Traverso February 1, 2018
The brining shed was already rickety before the storm hit.
preservation

The Curious Case of the American Landmark That Floated to Canada

An unlikely international incident surrounding a wayward brining shed.
Jessica Leigh Hester February 1, 2018
Moon over the Chambal River.
Jajepura, India

Chambal River

An ancient curse kept humans from living on the water, and now it's brimming with rare wildlife and is one of the most pristine rivers in India.
The red handfish uses its fins to walk across coral reefs.
coral reefs

Found: A New Population of One of the World's Rarest Fish

Citizen science helps double the known population of red handfish.
Vittoria Traverso January 24, 2018
A crown-of-thorns starfish feeds on some coral.
coral reefs

Saving the Great Barrier Reef Means Saying Goodbye to a Lot of Starfish

The crown-of-thorns starfish preys upon coral, munching on its stony polyps.
Natasha Frost January 22, 2018
A 19th-century drawing of the anglerfish species <em>Melanocetus murrayi</em>.
oceans

Will There Ever Be an Anglerfish Emoji?

Two researchers are hoping to diversify our chief communicative ecosystem.
Cara Giaimo January 18, 2018
Misoyaki Paiche
Gastro Obscura

Paiche

This 400-pound fish has fed Amazon tribes for millennia.
A close-up of lamprey meat.
Gastro Obscura

Lamprey

A prehistoric sea monster sucks blood, then gets cooked in its own.
sex

This Fish's Propensity for Deafening Orgies Is Both Its Strength and Its Weakness

A single male Gulf covina is louder than a jet engine.
Cara Giaimo December 21, 2017
The DNA the students collect can be used to search for invasive species and serve as a baseline for future work.
genetics

The Teen Detectives Using DNA to Stalk Invasive Fish

Aquatic forensics might help target eradication efforts before things get out of control.
Jessica Leigh Hester December 7, 2017
It's no fishing trip tripping on fish.
Gastro Obscura

Salema Porgy

After dining on this fish, your next course might be 36 hours of hallucinations.
A CT scan of a Mariana snailfish, featuring its dinner, a small crustacean.
oceans

The World's Deepest-Living Fish Is Surprisingly Cute

Meet the Mariana snailfish, the top dog at the bottom of the world.
Cara Giaimo November 29, 2017
Gastro Obscura

Akutuq

Whipping snow, seal oil, and berries into a frosty treat takes a very deft hand.
Whitebait fritters are a New Zealand delicacy.
Gastro Obscura

Whitebait Fritters

It's fishy how close to an omelette this is.
Spinach leaves topped with bonito flakes.
Gastro Obscura

Bonito Flakes

Some fish can dance.
Tofu, scallion, and narutomaki soup.
Gastro Obscura

Narutomaki

It's a whirlpool, it's an emoji, it's a fishcake!