Any angler who has ever caught a bream knows that the first thing the fish does when it clears the gunwale is to send a thin line of forcefully delivered urine all over the boat's deck. Every kid who ...

Dr. Jacob Allgeier, professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Michigan, employs a unique tool in his research on the impacts of climate change on coastal ecosystems: fish ...

The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. Originally, when he was invited to research how fish affect the nutrient cycle in ...

Fish pee might sound disgusting, but it turns out it's very useful in promoting a healthy ecosystem. A study led by the University of Michigan found that individual tropical fish were spreading the ...

Fish pee just like humans do to excrete metabolic wastes. Some species produce a concentrated, somewhat yellow-hued urine that is quickly dispersed in their aquatic world. Besides water, fish pee is ...