The fish that grew up exposed to natural reef noises for at least one stage of development responded normally—curling up and darting away from the predator—about 80 percent of the time. A few still ...

A group of Australian scientists has created the world's first computer model that can accurately predict the movements of baby coral trout across the Great Barrier Reef. The study confirms the ...

A common close partnership which sees baby fish sheltering from predators among the poisonous tentacles of jellyfish will be harmed under predicted ocean acidification, a new study has found. A common ...

Scientists have discovered that the presence of large fish predators can reduce stress on baby fish.‌ Research carried out by the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies at James Cook ...

In their earliest days, most ocean-faring fish actually reside in calm ribbons of water at the surface, taking advantage of the food and shelter they can provide. Unfortunately, these aquatic ...

Teeming off Hawaii’s famous beaches is a complex web of life—sharks, turtles, seabirds—that relies enormously on tiny larval fish, the food for many species. In their first few weeks of existence the ...

We’re slowly realizing that we’ve contaminated an enormous swath of the planet, from the deepest ocean trenches to the highest mountain peaks, with plastic. Animals haven’t been spared, either. In ...

There are so many amazing animals in the world, and each one has its own story. People often give animals fun nicknames based on how they look or behave. For example, a dog is sometimes called "man's ...