That’s how Washington State University neuroscientist Allison Coffin goes about catching midshipman fish — at least during mating season. Standing on the rocky, oyster-covered shoreline of Hood Canal, ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

The Big Mouth Billy Bass and other singing fish were a scourge first delivered to us in the late 90s. [Kevin Heckart] has been teaching them to sing new songs without the tinny sound quality and hokey ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American The finned crooner in question is the ...

What do you look for when choosing an amazing restaurant? Probably things like great food, attentive service, and delightful ambiance—and by "delightful ambiance," you almost certainly don't mean ...

A neurobiologist, an artist, and a composer recently presented their collaborative "singing electric fish" installation to thousands of people attending the STRP Festival, one of the largest art and ...

In the 1980s, people living on houseboats in the San Francisco Bay were puzzled by a droning hum of unknown origin that started abruptly in the late evening and stopped suddenly in the morning. A ...

ROCHESTER, Minn. - As fish tales go, this is one more that sounds too good to be true - but it is true. A motion-activated novelty singing fish known as Big Mouth Billy Bass apparently scared off a ...

Fish aren't known for their impressive singing ability, although some can grunt and hum, yet singing originated in lungfish, according to new research that also determined how songbirds consistently ...

The Big Mouth Billy Bass and other singing fish were a scourge first delivered to us in the late 90s. [Kevin Heckart] has been teaching them to sing new songs without the tinny sound quality and hokey ...

Big Mouth Billy Bass apparently got the best of a would-be burglar in Minnesota. Authorities in Rochester say the motion-activated singing fish apparently scared off an intruder who tried to break ...