One is that after having flown Melmoth less than an hour and finding that it shook its booty provocatively with flaps down, I got a Cessna dorsal fin from a junkyard in Long Beach, California ...

Researchers have uncovered in anglerfish a specialized motor neuron population for the first dorsal fin used for 'fishing'. When the first dorsal fin evolved from a swimming and buoyancy aid to a ...

Researchers at Nagoya University in Japan have discovered in frogfish (a subgroup of anglerfish) a specialized motor neuron population in the first dorsal fin used for this "fishing" behavior.

Anglerfish earned the name for their unique evolutionary hunting adaptation—a front dorsal fin known as an illicium that functions as a lure. To humans, an illicium may resemble a fishing rod ...

Frogfish have four dorsal fins, the first of which is the “fishing rod” located on top of the head – it is also called the illicium. It forms a long shaft (stop it), on top of which can be ...

Beluga's Are Adapted for Ice Belugas are well-adapted to their glacial environment. Unlike many other whales, such as orcas and blue whales, belugas have no dorsal fin. Instead, they have a low ridge ...

A team of marine biologists from the Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency, the Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of Natural History, also in Japan, and the Vietnam Academy of Science and ...

Researchers from Nagoya University in Japan revealed a specialized motor neuron population in the first dorsal fin employed for “fishing” activity in frogfish (a subgroup of anglerfish).

In return, PNG has entered an agreement designed to stop China gaining a security foothold in the Pacific nation. PNG's capital Port Moresby will host home games for the new team, whose name and ...

In the case of PNG, it was the federal government’s backing that proved crucial – Australian taxpayers will provide $600 million over the next 10 years to help establish the team, with $120 ...

The secret behind the successful hunting strategy of frogfish lies in the magic of their dorsal fins, which perform crucial functions. While the dorsal fins located in the center of their bodies are ...