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Unusual Fish that Can Walk & Breathe Hold Clues to Animal Evolution | Video
August 27, 2014 | VideoAfrican fish called bichir have lungs and can walk on land. In a new study, researchers raised juvenile bichir on land, and compared them with bichir raised in water.
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Lionfish's Terminator-Style Killing Alarms Scientists
August 14, 2014 | ArticleWhen other predatory fish quit stalking their prey to look for easier targets, lionfish just keep on killing.
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Amazon's Biggest Fish Faces Threat of Extinction
August 13, 2014 | ArticleMeasuring 10 feet long and weighing in at more than 400 pounds, it's hard to imagine that the arapaima, the largest fish in the Amazon River basin, could ever go missing. But these huge fish are quickly disappearing from Brazilian waterways.
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Silver Surprise: Millions of Anchovies Swarm San Diego Surf
July 09, 2014 | ArticleA Northern anchovy school was the largest group of anchovies ever seen offshore of La Jolla in the last 30 years.
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In Photos: Fish-Eating Spiders Around the World
June 18, 2014 | Image AlbumScientists have found spiders that hunt fish on every continent except Antarctica.
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A New Reason to Love Bottom Feeders: They Suck Up Carbon
June 04, 2014 | ArticleDeep-sea fish capture more than a million tons of carbon dioxide from U.K. and Irish surface waters each year, a new study found.
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Full Moon Lures Ferocious Muskie Fish to Bite
May 28, 2014 | ArticleMuskellunges, the biggest freshwater fish in North America, are easier to catch during the full and new moons, likely because they have different feeding habits then.
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'Alien' Catfish Baffles Scientists
May 13, 2014 | ArticleA small, toothy fish, which researchers say resembles the terrifying creature from the movie 'Alien,' is turning out to be a big mystery for the scientists who study it.
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Too Much Iron from Meat May Raise Heart Risks
May 02, 2014 | ArticleThe iron in red meat may raise your risk for heart disease, but iron in vegetables seems to have no ill effect, a new study says.
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Tropical Fish Struggle to Survive in Warming Waters
February 14, 2014 | ArticleThe rising ocean temperatures that may come with climate change pose a threat to fish that live near the equator, a new study from Australia suggests.
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