Rising sea temperatures are pushing pufferfish species together, spawning hybrids that even specialist chefs cannot safely ...

A delicacy in Japanese cuisine, puffer fish (fugu) also contain a lethal toxin. Improperly prepared puffer fish can cause the person eating it to experience food poisoning and a swift death. Such a ...

The silver-cheeked pufferfish (Lagocephalus sceleratus) has multiplied dramatically in Greek waters due to climate change. These fish destroy fishing nets and must be incinerated to prevent any health ...

Pufferfish have a reputation for inflating into spiky balls, but they hide another bizarre behavior that has nothing to do ...

Greek researchers are studying invasive pufferfish cosmetics using collagen and other compounds, but safety and regulatory hurdles remain.

A species of puffer fish with toxic flesh and bone-crushing jaws is expanding its range throughout the Mediterranean, causing local authorities to issue warnings to tourists about the risk of bites.