Divers Rescue Ray Tangled in Deadly Fishing Line–Once Freed, Encircled Them with a ‘Thank you’
credit – Andre Smits, via SWNS Underwater photographers and free divers recently rescued a mobula ray tangled in…
Ocean changes could weaken sharks’ teeth, knocking them down food chain
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Sharks are the most feared predators in the sea, and their survival hinges on…
Scientist Finds Built-In Drum in Head of Weird-Looking Fish
A fish species called the armored rockhead poacher (Bothragonus swanii) carries a secret that has confounded marine biologists…
Study: Late Ordovician Mass Extinction Cleared Way for First Fishes
A long-standing mystery in vertebrate evolution — why most major fish lineages appear suddenly in the fossil record…
Fish study reveals how ovulation triggers sexual receptivity in females
A research team led by Hiroshima University and Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology have proposed a neuroendocrine…
67 million-year-old fossil reveals the origin of freshwater fish hearing
A tiny fossil fish from Alberta is forcing scientists to rethink a story that has sat quietly in…
Young Atlantic Salmon Seen in Three English Rivers for First Time in a Decade
A salmon running in Scotland – credit, CC 4.0. BY, Oakley Considered critically endangered in Britain, young salmon…
Invasive lionfish threaten Mediterranean biodiversity. Could eating them be a solution?
Climate change and the opening of Suez Canal have in recent years opened the floodgates to invasive species…
The head of California’s wildlife department is stepping down after 15 years
Charlton “Chuck” Bonham will be stepping down as director of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife at…
Cypriot fishermen battle invasive lionfish and turn them into a tavern delicacy
LARNACA, Cyprus — Photis Gaitanos’ rough fingers adroitly untangle the venomous spikes of a lionfish from a net,…
A bear has been under an Altadena home for a month. A trap caught the wrong one.
A trap meant to capture a bear that’s been under an Altadena home for a month was sprung…
West African sculpture unveiled at the Dreamer’s Garden in Gainesville
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) – Tree huggers and art aficionados linked together today to unveil a new West African…