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SCIENCE

Pacific spiny lumpsucker: The adorable little fish with a weird suction cup resembling human teeth

QUICK FACTS Name: Pacific spiny lumpsucker (Eumicrotremus orbis) Where it lives: Northern Pacific, from Washington to Japan and north into…

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HEALTH

California freshwater fish found to be teeming with parasites. How to keep from getting sick – Los Angeles Times

California freshwater fish found to be teeming with parasites. How to keep from getting sick  Los Angeles Times Majority of freshwater…

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HEALTH

Most freshwater game fish in Southern California carry invasive parasites capable of infecting humans, study finds – Phys.org

Most freshwater game fish in Southern California carry invasive parasites capable of infecting humans, study finds  Phys.org Southern California freshwater fish…

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MOST SHARED

Nervy human teeth arose from ancient armored fish scales : NPR

This illustration depicts the early jawless vertebrate Astraspis being attacked by the sea-scorpion Megalograptus in dark, shallow waters. Both animals…

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WORLD

HeForShe Campaign Tackles ‘Sex for Fish’ Abuse Malawis Lakeshore Communities — Global Issues

Women are often exploited when buying fish from fishers or traders in lake Malawi. Credit: Benson Kunchezera/IPS by Benson Kunchezera (lilongwe)…

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BUSINESS

The Trump administration just proposed its first animal to be added to the endangered species list: a rare fish from Nevada that’s ‘barely clinging to existence’

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Federal protections could soon be extended to a rare Nevada fish that environmentalists say is “barely clinging to…

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SCIENCE

Our teeth evolved from fish ‘body armor’ over 460 million years, scientists discover

Our sensitive teeth originally evolved from the “body armor” of extinct fish that lived 465 million years ago, scientists say.…

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SCIENCE

The first teeth were sensory organs on the skin of ancient fish

CT scan of the front of a skate, showing the hard, tooth-like denticles (orange) on its skin Yara Haridy Teeth…

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WORLD

Malaysia’s ‘fish hunters’ target invasive species, one catch at a time | Environment News

Puchong, Malaysia – On a recent Sunday morning, about a dozen men with fishing nets skirted the rubbish-strewn banks of…

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SCIENCE

These Fish and Flies Are Engineered to Break Down Mercury

These Fish and Flies Are Engineered to Break Down Mercury Bacterial genes protect animals—and their predators—from harmful contamination By Cody…

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