If they get food from a person, they will recognize them next time and follow them persistently. Less generous divers, on the other hand, tend to be ignored, as evidenced by researchers at the Max ...

"This could be the first recorded sighting in the world of an adult black devil or abyssal anglerfish (Melanocetus johnsonii) ...

By Stephen Beech Wild fish can recognize individual human divers, reveals new research. They use visual differences between divers to recognize a person who rewards them, say scientists. ...

Salinity has been an enemy of agriculture for millennia because even though many crops can withstand low to moderate salt ...

This important study explores the conserved role of IgM in both systemic and mucosal antiviral immunity in teleosts, challenging established views on the differential roles of IgT and IgM. The ...

A new book explores how one biologist’s work at the North and South Poles changed the way he sees the world and our place in ...

“Our existence is probably not an evolutionary fluke,” says Jennifer Macalady, a study co-author and microbiology professor ...

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Aneuploidy is frequent in cancer, but in vitro it triggers multiple cellular stresses and often delays proliferation. Through ...

"This is a case of ongoing natural selection," Beall said. "Understanding how populations like these adapt gives us a better grasp of the processes of human evolution." The research was published in ...