California Rivers See Huge Return of Endangered Salmon
A remarkable 30,000 coho salmon returned to rivers along California’s Mendocino coast last season. That is around ten times the average seen over the previous decade. It is also roughly…
Diver Watches In Disbelief As Shark Leaps Out Of The Water Like A Dolphin
A recent boat trip in the Philippines gave diver Ara Juan a sight she wasn’t expecting. While looking out over the water, Juan noticed an animal suddenly launching itself above…
Tour Guide Spots Mysterious ‘Doomsday Fish’ Gliding Near the Ocean’s Surface
She started filming right away. An ocean expedition earlier this year took an unforgettable turn when leader Isabelle Nelson Morales spotted a huge, shimmering shape moving near the surface of…
Prehistoric Fish Gets Trapped In A Pedal Boat — Then A Fisherman Spots Her
“These animals have been around for a long, long time …” A casual bike ride along a river near Montreal turned into an unexpected wildlife rescue when a fishing enthusiast…
Red Handfish Becomes National Geographic’s 18,000th Species Photographed
National Geographic describes it as an ocean dweller that moves more like a rock-and-roll frontman than a typical fish. No bigger than a human thumb and sporting a distinctive red-lipped…
Her Goldfish Started Acting Strangely — Then She Saw What Was In His Mouth
“I am 100 percent certain that Wiggly learned nothing from the experience.” For the past two years, Wiggly the goldfish has lived happily with his owner, Stephanie Ware. But last…
Diver Spots Unusual Hairy-Looking Fish — And Finally Solves A 20-Year-Old Mystery
It was an “Aha!” moment. A chance underwater encounter in Papua New Guinea stayed with marine biologist Dave Harasti for over two decades. The strange, hairy orange fish he photographed…
Scientists open 40-year-old salmon and find a surprising sign of ocean recovery
Scientists studying Alaska’s marine ecosystems have found an unlikely source of valuable data — decades-old cans of salmon. With reliable historical samples hard to come by, researchers are getting creative.…
How the ‘Galápagos of west Africa’ is plundered by floating fish factories
An investigation by The Guardian and environmental watchdog DeSmog has uncovered a large illegal fishing operation turning thousands of tonnes of fish into fishmeal and oil off the coast of…
Our adorable, noodle-like ancestor had 4 eyes, half-a-billion-year-old fossils reveal
Half a billion years ago, some of the earliest vertebrates may have relied on not two — but four — eyes to survive in the predator-filled Cambrian oceans. New fossil…