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Millions of people around the world rely upon them for food - but fish are also pretty cool creatures. Literally.

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Reports & Analysis

NASA Earth Observatory | New York and New Jersey

Humans only make up 0.01% of life on Earth. What about the rest?

Humans only make up 0.01% of life on Earth. What about the rest?

Biomass is all the matter from organisms. Earth's biomass is 546 billion tons of carbon but humans are just 0.01% of it.
ScienceApril 6, 20237 images
LNG gas tanker off the African coast

A controversial gas terminal off Senegalese coast

A controversial gas terminal off Senegalese coast

An offshore gas platform in Senegal is putting the world's largest deepwater coral reef at risk.
Nature and EnvironmentApril 3, 202305:43 min
Fish

Scientists slam plans for world's largest octopus farm

Scientists slam plans for world's largest octopus farm

Leaked plans for the world’s first octopus farm detail how the eight-legged creatures would be killed: By hypothermia.
ScienceMarch 17, 2023
A school of Yellow-backed Fusilier fish glides past a healthy coral reef off the Maldives, as the sun shines through the water above

UN states strike historic deal to protect high seas

UN states strike historic deal to protect high seas

The UN treaty aims to ensure the sustainable use of ocean biodiversity.
Nature and EnvironmentMarch 5, 2023
Sendung Global 3000 Fisch-Curry

Indian Ocean fish curry from the Maldives

Indian Ocean fish curry from the Maldives

The sea is omnipresent in the Maldives, so it's no surprise that some delicious fish curries are served there. Our reporters were allowed to look over a chef's shoulder.
LifestyleMarch 3, 202302:58 min
Fish offspring is released into the pond

Using aquaculture to increase food production

Using aquaculture to increase food production

In Rwanda, a project is showing people how to use aquaculture to raise fish with new recirculating and solar technology.
Nature and EnvironmentFebruary 27, 202305:25 min
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In the spotlight

An illustration of Homo erectus

Evidence of cooking 780,000 years ago rewrites human history

Homo erectus was cooking fish 780,000 years ago, boosting brain growth of early humans.
ScienceNovember 18, 2022
A Clownfisch swimming among anenomies

Noise pollution: Why the sea needs more peace

Too much noise underwater can kill marine wildlife. Here are three solutions how to make oceans quieter.
Nature and EnvironmentSeptember 26, 2022
DW Sendung Made in Germany | Alaska

Sanctions provide opportunity for Alaskan fishing

The US has banned Russian fish imports. But will Russia try to get around the sanctions?
BusinessSeptember 13, 202206:28 min
several dead fish lie in river water

Mysterious mass fish kill in Oder River expands

More dead fish have added to the hundreds of tons washed up in the Oder river bordering Germany. The causes are complex.
Nature and EnvironmentSeptember 5, 2022
Scallop dredging nets on a fishing trawler in Normandy, France

Trawling seabeds makes climate change worse

The destructive fishing practice kills marine life and worsens weather extremes.
Nature and EnvironmentJune 30, 2022
A local fisherman fits the electric motor onto his boat

Can e-boats help clean up Lake Victoria?

To help combat pollution, Kenya is introducing fishing boats with electric motors in the hope they will help improve wat
Nature and EnvironmentMarch 16, 2022