What fish is on your plate? Turns out that 25 percent of the time, it's not the fish you thought you had bought. Read more about this study here.

"Animals are just so there in the moment, perhaps their joy is richer than human joy and their grief is deeper than human grief." said Mark Bekoff, evolutionary biologist at University of Colorado. Bekoff talked to EarthSky about animal joy and animal sorrow.

Recent weeks brought news that there are a lot more western lowland gorillas than we thought and that humpback whale populations are rebounding.

In a first for the U.S., shipping lanes have been moved to avoid collisions with whales. Hear David Wiley on how to save whales by moving shipping lanes.

Is flooding increasing around the world? EarthSky talks with Bob Brakenridge, founder of the Dartmouth Flood Observatory, about mapping global flooding in this 8-minute *Clear Voices for Science* podcast.

"Now people don't say 'There are sharks in the water!' and run out of the water. Now people run in the water to see them." says shark expert 'Dr. Hammerhead.' He follows sharks on their superhighways in the sea, starting at the Galapagos islands.

A flower with a fragrance is a flower with a mission. Learn more about the perfumes of flowers.

Nothing against silver-coated Labradors or super-fast whippets, but I don't want a dog that's designed. Read more about designing the perfect dog.

"We know little about sharks in general...and these are the sharks that live a long way down in the ocean." An Australian shark expert says that there are 600 species of deep sea sharks, and they're in trouble.

At EarthSky.org, we aim to be a clear voice for science, but science doesn't always proceed in a clear, stepwise fashion with unambiguous results and instant agreement on all sides.