Nearly a quarter of the world’s freshwater fish species are at risk of extinction, according to a new report. Experts at the International Union for Conservation of Nature assessed freshwater fish ...

A tiny desert fish survives in a sun-scorched cavern on the edge of extinction. Here’s how it’s offering scientists a rare ...

LONDON — Nearly a third of all freshwater fish species are threatened by extinction, according to a new report released by 16 conservation groups on Tuesday. " The World’s Forgotten Fishes" says that ...

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A zoo is spearheading a dramatic conservation effort to save a rare fish species from extinction - after discovering it had the last one. Keepers at Whipsnade Zoo were told the world’s last remaining ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- Concerning findings about the world's freshwater fish population, 25% are in danger of extinction according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature. It's a ...

The tropical water at the equator is renowned for having the richest diversity of marine life on Earth, with vibrant coral reefs and large aggregations of tunas, sea turtles, manta rays, and whale ...

From hefty tuna to tiny anchovies, most of the world’s favorite fish species are found in the oceans. But in the recently published World’s Forgotten Fishes Report, 16 global conservation ...

A spectacular fossil trove on the Arctic island of Spitsbergen shows that marine life made a stunning comeback after Earth’s ...

A mass extinction of fish 360 million years ago hit the reset button on Earth’s life, setting the stage for modern vertebrate biodiversity. The mass extinction scrambled the species pool near the time ...

Ray-finned fish, now the most diverse group of backboned animals, were not as hard hit by a mass extinction event 360 million years ago as scientists previously thought. Ray-finned fish, now the most ...