To survive warming oceans, clownfish cope by shrinking in size. Scientists observed that some of the orange-striped fish shrank their bodies during a heat wave off the coast of Papua New Guinea. Fish ...

Animals are changing their behaviors and bodies in response to man-made climate change. In recent years, some birds have exhibited larger beaks that help them dispel excess body heat. Animals that ...

It’s safe to say that this distinctive orange and and white creature is one of the most recognizable fish on the planet, due largely to the 2001 hit Finding Nemo. Now, scientists have discovered they ...

The Red Sea was thought to host ecosystems resilient to warming waters, but a 2023 heatwave proves otherwise. A juvenile Red Sea anemonefish, also called a clownfish, looks out from between the ...

Researchers believe marine heatwaves could be impacting fish growth patterns—and Nemo’s only getting smaller. Clownfish like Amphiprion ocellaris (pictured in in Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea) are known ...

Theresa Rueger receives funding from The Leverhulme Trust and the Natural Environment Research Council UK. Chancey MacDonald receives funding from the Natural Envirnoment Research Council of UKRI.

Clown anemonefish (Amphiprion percula) have a surprising survival strategy: they shrink in length — not just lose weight — to survive marine heat waves and avoid social conflicts, boosting their heat ...

Within the depths of the warm and tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific Ocean, swimming among coral reefs and sea anemones, you may spot some bright flashes of orange segmented by three distinctive ...

Clownfish seem to become shorter during heat waves, according to the new study. Morgan Bennett-Smith A new study reveals that clownfish use a surprising strategy to adapt their bodies to ocean heat ...