Male spotted ratfish have true teeth on a forehead appendage used for mating. Across vertebrates, teeth share many defining ...

SNAPPING TURTLES are a common reptile in Iowa. Their scientific name is Chelydrda serpentina. Adults have a big head, a long ...

In the shadowy depths of the ocean lives a ribbon-like giant crowned with a fiery red crest — long mistaken for a sea monster ...

Feeling the weight of the world, a writer embarks on a mission: She would immerse herself in a different body of water every ...

Carbon is the chemical element found in the greenhouse gas CO₂ emitted from fossil fuels burned in cars, factories and other ...

New research shows that dozens of threatened fish species caught in the wild are commonly sold by aquarium retailers in the U ...

A Curtin University-led international study has solved the mystery of how the skin of a fossilized fish was able to be ...

Water temperature plays a vital role in the behavior and survival of fish. Being cold-blooded, fish rely on external ...

Divers captured larval fish carrying stinging anemones for protection - revealing a surprising open-ocean partnership never ...

A new manuscript published in the Journal of Fish Biology reveals that relationships between fish and sea anemones are more diverse than those portrayed in "Finding Nemo." Captured through ...

Global biodiversity is declining at an accelerating rate due to anthropogenic activities. All ecosystems and their organisms are at risk of local or global ...