This post comes to PBS Nature from World Wildlife Fund (WWF). WWF and Nature are collaborating on a series of blog posts from WWF conservation scientists that will share the stories and motivations ...

Authorities are investigating what killed over 4,000 fish at a popular Bedford lake. On July 26, Bedford city leaders responded to Boys Ranch Lake to investigate reports of a “substantial” loss of ...

Fish represent one of the most diverse groups of vertebrates, exhibiting a wide array of physiological adaptations that have enabled them to colonise nearly every aquatic habitat on Earth. Central to ...

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“Fish do feel pain. It’s likely different from what humans feel, but it is still a kind of pain.” At the anatomical level, fish have neurons known as nociceptors, which detect potential harm, such as ...

An international team led by scientists from the Canadian Museum of Nature and the University of Chicago reconstructed the brain, heart, and fins of an extinct fish called Norselaspis glacialis from a ...

Whether or not fish feel pain has been debated for years. But the balance of evidence says yes. Now the question is, what do we do about it? redbrickstock.com / Alamy This article is from Hakai ...