Items tagged with fish

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Robot Fish Could Prevent Crashes Sunday, October 4th, 2009 - 14:02:26 - Ehud Rattner Robots that mimic the behaviour of fish have been developed by Japanese car firm Nissan, who believe the technique can be used in crash avoidance... read more

Sex Chromosomes and the Evolution of Species Monday, September 28th, 2009 - 16:07:37 - Ehud Rattner Experiments in stickleback fish have shown for the first time that the evolution of new sex chromosomes is the driving force behind the formation of... read more

163 New Species Found in Mekong Region Monday, September 28th, 2009 - 12:05:34 - Ehud Rattner A frog that eats birds and a gecko with leopard stripes are among the 163 new species discovered last year in the Greater Mekong region of southeast... read more

France-Size Shark Sanctuary Created, A First Saturday, September 26th, 2009 - 12:42:44 - Anuradha Menon The world's first shark sanctuary will protect the declining fish in waters off the tiny island republic of Palau, the country's president said... read more

Bizarre Gelatinous Fish Found in Brazil Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009 - 14:09:38 - Anuradha Menon A bizarre fish recently caught off the coast of Brazil may not be a completely new kind of creature, as originally thought. The six-foot-long... read more

Battling Scientists Reach Consensus Monday, August 3rd, 2009 - 15:58:25 - Ehud Rattner Fisheries scientists and conservation ecologists have put aside their differences to collaborate in a study of overexploited commercial fisheries... read more

Japan's Giant Jellyfish Invasion Saturday, August 1st, 2009 - 16:47:48 - Anuradha Menon -Eat your heart out, Godzilla. A massive menace from the sea seems poised to invade Japan anew this summer, experts predict. In 2005 Japanese waters... read more

New Type of Light-Sensitive Cell Monday, July 27th, 2009 - 10:01:48 - Ehud Rattner Nearly all species have some ability to detect light. At least three types of cells in the retina allow us to see images or distinguish between night... read more

Different Genes Cause Loss of Body Parts Friday, June 5th, 2009 - 16:51:12 - Anuradha Menon New research shows that when two species of stickleback fish evolved and lost their pelvises and body armor, the changes were caused by different... read more

Giant Whale Thieves Caught on Video Thursday, May 28th, 2009 - 16:08:50 - Anuradha Menon Sperm whales that steal fish from fishers' lines have been caught red-handed in new underwater videos released this week. At depths of 328 feet (100... read more

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