In a surprising twist on ‘What doesn’t kill you, makes you stronger,’ scientists have discovered that the poop from fish that predate on coral provides a massive payload of crucial microscopic ...

The feces of some algae-eating fish could be deadly to coral reefs while coral-eating fish could benefit reefs, according to a new study from Rice University. Grazers, or fish that consume algae and ...

Researchers are working to prove that coral-eating fish spread corals’ symbiotic algae in their feces. If they’re right, it could open new opportunities for helping struggling reefs cope. By Derek ...

Martin developed new methods for studying fish poop. She studied poop from 10 Norwegian fish species: whiting, pollack, Atlantic cod, shorthorn sculpin, mackerel, corkwing wrasse, ballan wrasse, rock ...

Scientists at the University of Minnesota have found that some of the potentially harmful bacteria in the Duluth-Superior Harbor comes from an unlikely source: the fish. It's not the fishes' fault, ...

Jordan Karambelas reaches for fish in the two-tiered aquaponics system she made from redwood in the courtyard at Mira Costa High School in Manhattan Beach. Fish-poop-enriched water is pumped to the ...

While other parks at Walt Disney World are all about fantasy, EPCOT is home to a fantastic little farm of the future. It’s one of the best-kept secrets at Walt Disney World: It’s where cucumbers, ...

As he tossed freeze-dried crickets into a pool of eager blue gill, Andrew Mueth explained this was how he and his five brothers could farm together and preserve the 160-year-old Illinois family farm ...

If your yard is tiny, or even just a balcony, Jordan Karambelas has a suggestion for growing food organically: a good-looking aquaponics system that uses recycled water enriched by fish poop to ...