Contrary to what is stated in biology textbooks, the growth of fish doesn't slow down when and because they start spawning. In fact, their growth accelerates after they reproduce, according to a new ...

A giant tree in your backyard can reveal stories about Earth's past climate. The concentric rings in the trunk, besides indicating the age of the tree, also shed light on the corresponding weather ...

The lakes, streams and ponds you’ve visited for years are likely looking more brown than they used to. And people who are ...

Understanding the relationship between mtDNA and animal growth could provide valuable information for selective breeding in aquaculture. However, the complex interactions between genetics and ...

In their latest publication for the journal Foods, researchers from the ecological aquaculture lab at UC Santa Cruz shared a sustainable seafood innovation years in the making. Building upon many ...

(Beyond Pesticides, August 6, 2025) A study published in Science of The Total Environment finds that “chronic pesticide exposure alters metabolism and impairs fish growth and health.” With increasing ...

Researchers believe marine heatwaves could be impacting fish growth patterns—and Nemo’s only getting smaller. Clownfish like Amphiprion ocellaris (pictured in in Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea) are known ...

There’s something fishy going on in the water. Across Earth’s oceans, fish are shrinking — and no one can agree why. It’s happening with salmon near the Arctic Circle and skate in the Atlantic. Nearly ...