Science News
451.3K views | +5 today
Follow
Science News
All the latest and important science news
Your new post is loading...
Your new post is loading...
Suggested by Jeannette B. Anderson
Scoop.it!

Fish ‘Smell’ Danger, and Perhaps We Do Too

Fish ‘Smell’ Danger, and Perhaps We Do Too | Science News | Scoop.it
Researchers may have solved a piece of the puzzle surrounding how fish “smell” harm.

 

When one fish is injured, others nearby may dart, freeze, huddle, swim to the bottom or leap from the water. The other fish know that their school mate has been harmed. But how?

No comment yet.
Scooped by Sakis Koukouvis
Scoop.it!

For fish, fear smells like sugar

For fish, fear smells like sugar | Science News | Scoop.it
When one fish gets injured, the rest of the school takes off in fear, tipped off by a mysterious substance known as "Schreckstoff" (meaning "scary stuff" in German). Now, researchers have figured out what that scary stuff is really made of.
No comment yet.