Big broods, better manners: What a fish study suggests about siblings and social skills

• Fish study shows siblings shape early social skills more than just number of peers. • Researchers separated sibling count from interaction quality to isolate effects. • Findings

Science · February 23, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 182 words

Fish use more energy to stay still than previously thought

• Many fish appear to hang effortlessly in the water while they wait for prey, defend a nest or pause between bursts of activity. • But our research shows that this quiet stillness

Science · February 21, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 158 words