The study was performed by the Fishing Industry Association of Papua New Guinea (FIA PNG), which collaborated with the ...

For years, scientific divers at a research station in the Mediterranean Sea had a problem: at some point in every field season, local fish would follow them and steal food intended as experimental ...

Wild fish participated as willing volunteers in the study. Many turned up every day to experimental trials, and scientists could recognize some fish by physical characteristics.

With more time, the fish may learn to pay attention to more subtle human features, such as hands or hair. According to the ...