A new study that looked at gut length variation between cichlid fish species found that some of the genetic loci for the ...

Cod used to be giants. With their impressive size—over a meter in length and weighing up to 40 kilograms—and abundance, they, ...

Eastern Baltic cod grow to much smaller sizes than they did just 30 years ago, because overfishing altered their genes, ...

Roman salting plants processed fish so thoroughly that researchers struggle to identify the species once used in ancient ...

Imagine tracing your family tree not just to distant ancestors, but to creatures that once swam in primordial seas and hopped along muddy riverbanks. The connection is more than poetic—it’s written in ...

DNA from a Roman salting site in Spain reveals sardines were the key fish used in garum, the famous sauce rooted in Greek and ...

Decades of overfishing have altered the genetic makeup of Baltic cod, shrinking their size and threatening their recovery.

Chunks of flipped DNA appear to accelerate evolution in fish. This discovery could reshape our understanding of how ...

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.

Scientists have unlocked the secrets of ancient Roman cuisine. They identified fish used in 'garum', a popular Roman fish ...

Fish oil could calm tempers and boost heart health, with new data showing it cuts aggressive behavior in both children and ...

Can a small fish help identify possible treatments for an ultra-rare inherited disease found in an Alabama boy? The genetic disease is XMEA, which progressively weakens the muscles and can affect ...