Two great migrations happen every autumn in Nova Scotia: “The first consists of hundreds of Atlantic salmon, returning to their natal river to spawn after a year, or sometimes longer, spent in the ocean. […] The other is made up … more →

Fish lack the required brain structure to feel pain, reasons a recent article in the journal Animal Sentience by Brian Key, developmental neurobiology professor at the University of Queensland. However, the blow-back to Key’s research has been immense. “The broad … more →

Jonathan Balcombe argues fish have a conscious awareness, also called “sentience,” and new research reveals some species can even recognize individual humans. Balcombe, author of the recently released book “What a Fish Knows,” talks with Terry Gross on Fresh Air. … more →

An amazing discovery was recently made off the Ross Ice Shelf near the coast of Antarctica: a species of fish living beneath 740 meters of ice. The expedition funded by the National Science Foundation was investigating the history and long-term … more →