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![Fish can do math, study finds](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/95ac29_f75c3fad2316427aafc06ea74def45e9~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/95ac29_f75c3fad2316427aafc06ea74def45e9~mv2.webp)
Joseph Shavit
Apr 4, 2022
Fish can do math, study finds
Cichlids and stingrays can perform simple addition and subtraction in the number range of one to five as shown in a recent study.
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![Sharks take naps with their eyes open!](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/95ac29_dde3884d8d5f4aa59e1ce025ddbf1e92~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/95ac29_dde3884d8d5f4aa59e1ce025ddbf1e92~mv2.webp)
Joseph Shavit
Mar 19, 2022
Sharks take naps with their eyes open!
It turns out these predators love to grab a nap when there’s nothing going on and some actually sleep with their eyes wide open!
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![Massive coral reef taller than the Empire State Building discovered in Australia](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/95ac29_a854d9f9793c48eb819c3e1e2dad8d58~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/95ac29_a854d9f9793c48eb819c3e1e2dad8d58~mv2.webp)
Joseph Shavit
Feb 13, 2022
Massive coral reef taller than the Empire State Building discovered in Australia
A "massive" new reef measuring 500 meters (about 1,600 feet) has been discovered in Australia's Great Barrier Reef.
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![Researchers discover that fish talk a lot and have been for over 155 million years](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/95ac29_a6b811d095e14b8a96864e6272ba39ba~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/95ac29_a6b811d095e14b8a96864e6272ba39ba~mv2.webp)
Joseph Shavit
Jan 28, 2022
Researchers discover that fish talk a lot and have been for over 155 million years
Fish are far more likely to communicate with sound than generally thought—and some fish have been doing this for at least 155 million years.
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![Lighted nets shown to dramatically reduce wildlife bycatch while making fishing more efficient](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/95ac29_15a10f24e692412088f3989e642caa1f~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/95ac29_15a10f24e692412088f3989e642caa1f~mv2.webp)
Joseph Shavit
Jan 22, 2022
Lighted nets shown to dramatically reduce wildlife bycatch while making fishing more efficient
Researchers have found that using lighted nets greatly reduced accidental bycatch of sharks, rays, sea turtles, and unwanted finfish.
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![World's largest fish breeding area discovered in Antarctica](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/95ac29_6888576a9c104bbebbb60282ba97ecb3~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/95ac29_6888576a9c104bbebbb60282ba97ecb3~mv2.webp)
Joseph Shavit
Jan 14, 2022
World's largest fish breeding area discovered in Antarctica
Near the Filchner Ice Shelf in the south of the Antarctic Weddell Sea, researchers found the world's largest fish breeding area known.
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![More than 100 underwater animal species found living on 2,200-year-old Mediterranean shipwreck](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/95ac29_2999422cf5a44c18a35d9c01702a2811~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/95ac29_2999422cf5a44c18a35d9c01702a2811~mv2.webp)
Joseph Shavit
Dec 17, 2021
More than 100 underwater animal species found living on 2,200-year-old Mediterranean shipwreck
Researchers reported finding no fewer than 114 species of animals, coexisting in a complex community, on a ship’s ram from a sunk ship.
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