The discovery of a golden scaleless fish in China is helping scientists understand how animals evolved to live in caves. Newly Discovered Golden Cave Fish in China Is Still Evolving…
For years, scientific divers at a research station in the Mediterranean Sea had a problem: at some point in every field season, local fish would follow them and steal food…
In a significant breakthrough for freshwater fish conservation, eggs from the rare boxer pupfish—believed to be extinct in the wild—have successfully hatched at Bristol Zoological Society. The charity received over…
He got the second chance he needed. In a remarkable rescue earlier this month, a sunfish found itself in a life-threatening situation when it became trapped between a seawall and…
Australian scientists have found an effective new way to clean up methylmercury, one of the world’s most dangerous pollutants, which often builds up in our food and environment because of…
Zookeepers in Essex have conducted their annual stock take, counting every tiger, monkey, and seal to update their records. At the close of each year, Colchester Zoo tracks its animals…
This determined little fish symbolized a historic return for its species in the Klamath River Basin, following the recent removal of four major dams. On October 16, Oregon Department of…
The majestic sturgeon has made a comeback in Sweden after being driven to extinction in the early 20th century. The Atlantic sturgeon has returned to the River Göta thanks to…
Over thousands of years, cavefish evolved and lost their vision, earning the moniker “the blind cavefish,” but some cavefish also developed an inordinate number of taste buds on the head…
From worms with squid-like tentacles to fish with teeth on their tongues, here are some of the most alien-looking creatures in the deep ocean. The deep sea, a realm beyond…