Pufferfish poisoning is the main cause of fatal food poisoning in Japan. The Japanese Ministry for Health reports that around 50 people are poisoned per year with a handful of deaths. These are ...

chefs must be able to identify different species of pufferfish and dissect the fish perfectly, removing the toxic and inedible parts while preparing the edible pieces into a dish. Since ...

You can watch the video above from Nature on PBS to see how it’s done. It’s the elaborate way a male pufferfish attracts a mate. When a male pufferfish decides it’s time to mate, he begins ...