No matter how off-key you might be, you’re still singing like a nightingale. Or a fish. Studies of the nervous systems of larval toadfish have revealed brain circuitry similar to that controlling the ...

Have you ever wondered about the hearing abilities of fish? No, me neither. But science writer Amorina Kingdon has. In fact she's devoted years to thinking about all aspects of marine sound. Many of ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

When the spring breeding season nears, the river rhumba begins. It is an eerie melody, heard in lakes and streams throughout Arkansas, and from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico. An angler on the ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Jacques Cousteau, the great French oceanographer, did more than anyone in the 20th century to open the eyes of ...

Soolar is the publisher of the book translated by Sara Mostafapur. The book was originally published in 1957. “The Fish Can Sing” is one of Laxness’s most beloved novels, a poignant coming-of-age tale ...