Santa and Ms. Claus took some time off from their very busy holiday season and helped battle an aquarium fire. Santa and Mrs.Claus were greeting children and checking out who had been naughty and nice at the Loveland Living Planet Aquarium in Draper, Utah over the...
Working in a public aquarium for ten years myself, I know first hand the trials and tribulations that staffers go through in keeping the tanks spotless. It is certainly not as easy as it looks and takes a lot of dedication and hard work. The National Aquarium has 2.2...
This is a very interesting article discussing the ways fish communicate and the change in how science has viewed this communication over time. Communication is an amazing thing, be it in humans or animals. And it has certainty always been known that fish communicate...
The Mystic Aquarium features a colony of 28 resident African Penguins, one of the largest populations in the United States. Currently, African Penguins are endangered; in the wild, they are only found on the south western coast of Africa, and it is estimated that...
Everyone wants to look younger, to find that fountain of youth. Countless products are touted as 'miracle' cures to reverse aging, but for some  people, especially children, have a more serious problem: a very serious and rare genetic disease known as progeria....
Don't you wonder what your aquarium fish are feeling? I know I have had the thought cross my mind many times. Now, a recent study featured in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Biological Sciences, observed that when Zebrafish (Danio rerio)...
The Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium plans to build an expanded Research and Education Facility on Mote Property in Summerland Key, Florida. The main Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium is located in Sarasota, Florida. Donations are coming in to support the...
There is nothing better than an endangered species success story to show you we can still make a difference and undue damage to our marine life. Yesterday, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced the removal of the Modoc Sucker from protection under the...
Tis the season for giving. And giving and giving. Or so it can seem. But there are lots of people, and animals too, in need and deserving of our help around this time of year. The Tennessee Aquarium is reaching out to the giving side in all of us by putting out its...
Finally, keeping jellyfish easily at home is actually possible! The team from Florida-based Jellyfish Art recently unveiled their 2 gallon Jellyfish Cylinder Nano on Kickstarter. You may have heard in just over 2 weeks, the product has over 1200 backers and has...