Aquariums augment the aesthetic appeal of a home, providing a tranquil and serene ambience for its resident fish and human observers alike. Nonetheless, setting up an ideal aquarium is about more than ...

Anyone who owns a fish tank knows that a good amount of care is required to keep fish happy, healthy, and most of all – alive. [Vicente Jiménez] usually has no problem keeping up on the day to day ...

Biologists have characterized new, unknown photoreceptors from the bioluminescent flashlight fish Anomalops katoptron. The photoreceptors known as opsins allow the fish to detect light with a specific ...

From the fireflies that light up our backyards to the graceful, glowing jellyfish we admire in aquarium tanks, bioluminescence -- an organism’s ability to create its own light -- has captivated and ...