The long journey of these compounds – likely originating in the U.S. and Eurasia – shows the far-reaching impacts of industrial pollution. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/pesticides-industrial-pollutants-found-atop-arctic-glaciers…
Tag: Catfish
Walking catfish may use their whole body to smell when on land
Fish were not thought to be able to smell while on land because their olfactory systems evolved to work underwater, but the walking catfish can Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2252646-walking-catfish-may-use-their-whole-body-to-smell-when-on-land/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Ancient humans in the Sahara ate fish before the lakes dried up
As a changing climate dried out the Sahara desert, ancient humans transitioned from eating lots of tilapia and catfish to more mammal-heavy meals Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2234637-ancient-humans-in-the-sahara-ate-fish-before-the-lakes-dried-up/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Weird jaguar catfish is covered in spines and lives in wooden logs
A newly described catfish, found in Brazil and Peru, is covered in spines, lives in a log, has spots like a jaguar and has serrated fins Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2227556-weird-jaguar-catfish-is-covered-in-spines-and-lives-in-wooden-logs/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…