‘A rose by any other name would smell as sweet,’ declaims the titular tragic hero in William Shakespeare’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’. But what if that rose were really a fish? For up to 2.2 per cent of people, the stench of fish is indistinguishable from sweet roses, caramel or nothing at all — with a … Read more
A greedy eel ended up biting off more than he could chew after trying to swallow a puffer fish that inflated in its mouth, causing it to suffocate. Tim Mayer, a German-born scuba diving instructor, happened the unusual sight on the island of Titikaveka, part of the Cook Islands in the Pacific Ocean, last month … Read more
One of the earliest human ancestors – that lived 400 million years ago – was a ‘fish’ with no jaw that used spines on its head to shift position in the water, study claims. Researchers from the University of Bristol used computer simulations to create ‘avatars’ of our ancient relatives to explore how they moved … Read more
Willy the fish: Penis-shaped statues of leaping piscenes are demolished in Morocco as locals say they should never have been erected Moroccans have scoffed and raged at the statues of the peach-coloured fish Demolition began on Thursday in the coastal town of Mehdia, near Kenitra Locals are angry that money was spent on statues instead … Read more
Scientists say buildings on Mars could be made from a substance found in fish scales and fungi called chitin. Chitin is one of the most ubiquitous organic polymers on Earth, and when mixed with Martian soil, it could make a sturdy enough material to build tools and shelters. The organic polymer could be sourced on Mars from … Read more
The cave angel fish was first observed walking on rocks in a Thailand cave four years ago and now, scientists have identified nearly a dozen species of fish with the same ability. The team analyzed pelvic structures of about 30 hillstream loach species and found 11 match that of the rare, blind Cryptotora thamicola identified … Read more
They’ve haddock enough! Angry locals leave rotting fish on ‘rudely parked’ Aston Martin V8 Vantage after owner left £120,000 car in private space on quay in Devon Devon locals left dead fish on the windscreen of an Aston Martin V8 Vantage The £120,000 car was left ‘rudely parked’ in a space reserved for fishermen The car … Read more
World’s most expensive fish washes up on English coast: ‘Remarkable’ 28-stone blue fin tuna – that can sell for as much as £2.5million – is found dead in harbour in West Sussex Largest of the tuna species it can reach up to 3m in length and weigh 600kg The species is used to open sea … Read more
Tory MP tweets snap of his ‘posh fish and chips’ dinner and gets BATTERED by abuse – with accusers blasting him for having only SIX chips on his plate Andrew Bowie MP posted a picture of his fish and chips dinner on social media But the politician quickly received vile responses from Twitter users online … Read more
Nearly 50,000 salmon escape from fish farm in Argyll after four of its pens were damaged during Storm Ellen North Carradale farm in Argyll had mooring ropes damaged during bad weather Another 30,000 salmon also died in the incident, while 125,000 were captured Will now be concerns about the farmed salmon breeding with wild counterparts … Read more