Pufferfish have an iconic defence mechanism, but there’s more to these famous inflatables than meets the eye. Their potent poison has a fearsome reputation, linking daredevil diners, drug-user ...

Bristly puffer coral fish, scientific name is Arothron hispidus, belongs to the family Tetraodontidae, inhabits coral reefs of the Red Sea, when dangerous may inflate its body. On the video near the ...

The comparative morphology and anatomy of leaves in the serpentine endemic Aster hispidus Thunb. var. leptocladus (Makino) Okuyama and its close relative A. hispidus var. hispidus were examined. Our ...

On February 28, 2025, actor Gene Hackman and his wife, pianist Betsy Arakawa, were found dead in their home in Santa Fe, New Mexico. A week later, a medical examiner concluded that Arakawa, 65 ...

Prevention of common diseases of the pancreas or interception of their progression is as attractive in theory as it is elusive in practice. The fundamental challenge has been an incomplete ...

Over the past few years, the population of poisonous and invasive pufferfish rapidly increased along the Antalya coasts. Official figures indicated that in five years, 88,747 pufferfish were ...

Specimens of the pufferfish Arothron hispidus collected at Parangipettai, on the southeast coast of India, were subjected to bacterial isolation and identification. Three species were identified, ...

There are many species of lizards in the U.S. The chuckwalla is one that makes its home in the southwestern states. Chuckwallas are desert lizards, preferring to live in hot, dry climates.

Hantavirus vectors primarily include various rodent species such as the deer mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus), cotton rat (Sigmodon hispidus), and white-footed mouse (Peromyscus leucopus ...

BACOLOD, Philippines – The buriring (puffer fish) has made a return to the shores of Cadiz City in Negros Occidental, marking a timely occurrence as the city marked its 57th charter anniversary.

But if you do spot it, the hare, Caprolagus hispidus is easily recognisable by its coarse, dark-brown fur on the dorsal side, featuring a mix of black and brown hair, and a ventral coat that is brown ...

Federal authorities have closed Canada's only known live coral reef in the Pacific Ocean to all commercial and recreational bottom-contact fishing. Fisheries and Oceans Canada says the indefinite ...