Natural antifreeze compounds produced by fish inspire road salt alternative
Salt is a primary tool used by cities to keep roads safe during snowy weather, but while the salt helps melt snow and improve traction, it also has detrimental effects on the environment and infrastructure. Road salt is often a combination of regular salt and additives like magnesium chloride and Read More...
Listening to salmon could make farmed fishing less wasteful
Farmed salmon make up somewhere between 60 and 70 percent of all the salmon humans eat. Those salmon need to be fed, but it can be tricky for growers to understand when to feed them and how much food to provide. After all, salmon do not behave like dogs, who will simply saunter over to their supper Read More...
Playing underwater ‘music’ attracts young fish to degraded coral reefs
Whether it’s the “crackle of snapping shrimp” or the swishing sounds of fish passing by, a healthy coral reef tends to be quite a noisy place. These are sounds that young fish are attracted to once they have hatched and spent their larval stage in the open ocean. The problem is that once a Read More...
This startup is working in the lab to create "ethical salmon"
Salmon has long been touted as a superfood thanks to its rich nutrient profile and various health benefits. But overfishing, pollution, and disease have significantly dwindled wild populations of salmon over the last couple of decades. This problem has only been exacerbated by salmon farms, which Read More...
Craving a bedtime snack? These 9 foods promote deeper sleep
Warm milk is a class pre-bedtime sleep aid, but it turns out there are lots of sleep-inducing foods to choose from for a late-night snack. Here are nine foods and drinks to enjoy before bed for a restful slumber. 1. Almonds These nuts are not only high in riboflavin, phosphorus, and reduce the Read More...
Impossible Foods is now entering the fish-less fish game
After making a splash with its world-famous meatless burger, Impossible Foods is getting ready to shake things up in the fish market too. The California company known for whipping up patties made entirely of plants has set its sights on doing the same for seafood, in response to the growing market Read More...
3D-printed coral offer new hope for endangered reefs
In the wake of the global climate crisis and the acidification of oceans due to rising temperatures, coral reefs around the world and their ecologically diverse inhabitants have been drastically affected. Particularly, fish living among or in close relation to coral reefs who often use the reefs to Read More...
Study: Fish slime could be a potential source for new antibiotics
Antibiotic resistance is one of the most urgent threats to global health nowadays. In order to find a solution to this growing problem, scientists are searching for new bacteria-killing drugs in all kinds of environments. Recently, researchers have started looking at the layer of mucus that coats Read More...