Heated eyes give swordfish deep-sea ‘night vision’
Some 300m below the ocean surface it is always twilight, and cold… The water is barely above zero. Fast-moving squid…
What the fish have to say about how we found a voice
Some fish and many other vertebrates make vocal noises to attract a mate. The neurobiology of sound generation in singing fish shows us how mate selection appears to have driven the evolution of vocal sounds.
Although this is intended as a light-hearted guide to areas of science that might interest you, it serves to illustrate the inter-disciplinary nature of science.
