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Taking a négo chin out on the cold, shallow waters of the Sorgues River offers respite from the Provençal summer's heat—nearly forgotten, the traditional wooden boats are enjoying a revival.
boats

In Southern France, Unique Boats Revive a Lost Way of Life

Provence's négo chin boats have made a comeback thanks almost entirely to one man in love with his local waterway.
Ashley Parsons January 26, 2022
Walleye Up Statue
Mobridge, South Dakota

Walleye Up Statue

An ode to South Dakota's state fish.
Dharavandhoo Fish Market at dusk.
Dharavandhoo, Maldives

Dharavandhoo Fish Market

When the sun sets, the customers arrive—but they’re not human.
Science just saved this cute little fish from extinction.
extinct animals

Inside the Years-Long, International Effort to Save One Tiny Mexican Fish

Scientists and schoolchildren worked together to bring the tequila fish back from extinction.
Sarah Durn January 13, 2022
In the Mütter Museum's renovated exhibit, each skull is now labeled first with the name of the individual (if known). Previously, such information was considered secondary to ailments and cause of death.
medical museums

Darwin’s Squeaky Beans and 139 Victorian Skulls: Our Favorite 2021 ‘Secret Lives of Museums’ Stories

Let’s sneak into where museum visitors can’t.
Sarah Durn December 28, 2021
Bena, Minnesota

The Big Fish Supper Club

An abandoned fish-shaped drive-in gets a second life as a restaurant.
In Antarctica, the aptly-named icefish survives extreme cold thanks to an unusual suite of anatomical oddities.
science

The Evolutionary Quirk That Allows Antarctica's Icefish To Survive Extreme Cold

Unique adaptations allow the ambush predator to thrive in an environment that would kill most other organisms.
Bill Schutt November 4, 2021
List

7 Spots for Sumptuously Smoky Meats and Fish

These places prove that one of humanity’s oldest methods for preserving food happens to be one of the most delicious.
Diana Hubbell November 2, 2021
Tarpon can weigh 250 pounds and leap 10 feet in the air while trying to throw off the hook.
sports

The Lasting Allure—and Bruising Challenge—of Courting Florida's Silver King

Tarpon, a powerful game fish, helped make the state a tourism hub more than a century ago.
Lina Zeldovich September 9, 2021
A spiral formation of jack fish in Heron Island's harbor was the winner of <em>BMC Ecology and Evolution</em>'s inaugural photo competition.
science

What Do You See in This Spiral of Color and Light?

A researcher says her award-winning image of a swirling school of fish is also a metaphor for the oceans' health.
Gemma Tarlach September 9, 2021
A diver cleans a tank in the tropical section.
aquariums

It Takes a Lot of Odd Jobs to Keep a Massive Aquarium Running

And they all involve developing a close relationship with the aquatic world and its inhabitants.
Vittoria Traverso September 1, 2021
Greenland sharks often end up as bycatch on fishing vessels, and can be considered a nuisance.
science

What Does It Mean That Greenland Sharks Could Live for Hundreds of Years?

A languid fish has a story to tell about longevity, lifestyle, and loss.
Jonathan Moens August 27, 2021
The Shark and Ray Rescue Centre
Bobs Farm, Australia

The Shark and Ray Rescue Centre

Once an aquarium, this sanctuary now rescues sharks and rays from fishing nets.
Griffiths Sea Shell Museum
Lakes Entrance, Australia

Griffiths Sea Shell Museum

This museum is home to one of the largest private collections of seashells in Australia.
Port Logan Fish Pond
Port Logan, Scotland

Port Logan Fish Pond

The oldest natural aquarium in the United Kingdom.
Hancock, New York

Delaware Delicacies Smokehouse

At this small shop off a dirt road in the forest, the specialty is eel the owner caught and smoked himself.
Robin Hood's Bay, England

The R.N.L.I Fish

This coin collecting cod is over 130 years old, and the United Kingdom's smallest listed structure.
Chicago, Illinois

Calumet Fisheries

One of Chicago's last seafood smokehouses perfects a dying breed of fishcraft.