A tiny fish is helping scientists understand how the anesthetic drug ketamine relieves depression. NPR's Jon Hamilton reports on research showing how ketamine altered the brain of a zebrafish. JON ...

New research published in PNAS from researchers at Duke University highlights a surprising finding: zebrafish have the ability to shed the lining of their intestines virtually overnight in a process ...

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A zebrafish larva sits in agarose gel to stabilize it on a glass microscope slide. A microelectrode, which looks like a needle point, measures electricity in its brain, telling scientists how often ...

A new study published in the peer-reviewed journal Nature explored the effects of giving psilocybin, the psychoactive compound found in magic mushrooms, to zebrafish. Interest has developed in recent ...

Scientists uncover how zebrafish switch between cell division and direct differentiation to rebuild sensory organs, challenging long-held views on tissue regeneration. Study: Stem and progenitor cell ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. In 2003, a lost fictional clownfish named Nemo swim his way to box ...

Professor Bruce Draper uses zebrafish as a model to study development. Work from his lab in the UC Davis College of Biological Sciences shows how certain genes are linked to sex change in fish and ...

The ability of some animals to dynamically change color to match the brightness of their surroundings is one of nature's great survival tools, allowing flatfish to blend into sandy seabeds, frogs to ...

Stripes are common in our lives. It’s a pretty basic pattern, and easy to take for granted. As an applied mathematician who studies how patterns form in nature, though, I am wowed by the striped ...