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| Posted: 21 Oct 2012 10:39 AM PDT Silvery fish such as herring, sardine and sprat have evolved special skin that gets around a basic law of physics, according to new research. Reflective surfaces polarize light, a phenomenon that fishermen or photographers overcome by using polarizing sunglasses or polarizing filters to cut our reflective glare. However, researchers found that these silvery fish have overcome this basic law of reflection -- an adaptation that may help them evade predators. |
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