Imagine a fish worth more than a small fortune. The Totoaba, a creature of the Gulf of California, holds the dubious ...

It may shock some people to learn that goldfish can live twice as long as a dog. They’re just one of several fish species ...

British marine biologist and photographer Richard Smith focuses his work on the ocean’s tiniest and weirdest creatures.

The Center for Biological Diversity today petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to protect three dwindling fish species in Goose Lake under the Endangered Species Act.

Koi aren't lightweights either; they typically tip the scales around 35 pounds (16 kg), and experts advise filling a pond ...

In fact, Drosophila melanogaster has been one of the most important species for science for more than a century. Were it not for these flies, some of the most significant scientific discoveries ...

And a pygmy pipehorse floating in the Indian Ocean shallows. These wild wonders were among the hundreds of previously unknown species of animals, plants and fungi that scientists named and ...

This creature's large fangs earned it the name Hylomys macarong, or vampire hedgehog – a new species of soft-furred hedgehog identified in 2024 (Credit: Alexei V Abramov) Thousands of new ...

Do you know which precious species China has? From giant pandas and golden snub-nosed monkeys to ginkgo trees and Chinese white dolphins. China is one of the most biologically diverse countries in ...