Tiny Fish, Big Bite: Shelby County’s Clever Plan to Outswim Mosquitoes

Mosquito fish (Gambusia affinis) - male.
In Shelby County, there’s something wriggling in the water and for once, that’s a good thing. This summer, the Shelby ...
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Southern California’s Fish Are Crawling With Parasites: Here’s What That Means for Your Plate

Largemouth Bass (Micropterus salmoides)
Most folks casting lines in Southern California’s freshwater lakes probably aren’t picturing parasites. They’re picturing lunch. A sizzling fillet. Maybe ...
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It Came from the Lake: Massive Invasive Fish Stuns Angler, Sparks Freshwater Alarm

A big invasive carp like fish.
There’s something eerie about pulling a creature from the deep that doesn’t belong, especially when it tips the scales at ...
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Nova Scotia on Alert as Invasive Fish Species Surfaces: DFO Sounds the Alarm

Invasive fish species in Nova Scotia.
Well, Nova Scotia just got an unexpected visitor and not the kind you’d welcome into your watershed. The pond loach, ...
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Teeth That Touched Time: Know How Ancient Fish Shaped Your Smile

shark skin (dermal denticles) and human tooth placed beside each other.
Before molars met midnight snacks or incisors sank into Sunday roast, teeth had a very different story to tell, one ...
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Toxic Spill Silences a Creek: 71,000 Fish Found Dead in Iowa’s Hidden Waterway

Dark oil spill in a creek.
It began quietly, as disasters in water often do. No sirens, no flames, just a slow-spreading stain in the current. ...
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Monster Crappie Caught in West Virginia Shatters State Record (you won’t believe the size)

A man from West Virginia showing Monster crappie fish in his hands.
On a spring morning, in the quiet folds of Wayne County, West Virginia, a seasoned angler named Jerry Porter leaned ...
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Scientists are stunned: Thousands of Mysterious Deep-Sea Eggs Found Hatching in an Underwater Volcano

Pacific white skate fish (Bathyraja richardsoni) deep in the ocean.
Beneath the Pacific’s murky skin, where pressure crushes and light dies, a volcano hums with a quiet miracle. A seamount ...
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