Measuring up to 2.5cm in length, the 32 teeth of a goliath tigerfish are comparable in size to those of a great white shark.

The U.S. Interior Department on Friday canceled a rule meant to protect plants and animals that are determined to be ...

Sloane’s viperfish is a member of the dragonfish family Stomiidae, which are typically deep-sea dwelling, ray-finned species ...

Leaving aside the issue of exactly how much of their body they can see (some fish, like eels, can probably see quite a bit of ...

Quick Take July Mayfly Swarms Are Massive Why Do So Many Mayflies Swarm At Once? Mayflies Are Strongly Attracted to Light Mayflies Are Prey for Multiple Species In different parts of the United States ...

Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin critical for bone growth and cell development. Rainbow trout, salmon, sardines, tuna, ...

What if there were a great ape species that could live over 1,000 years? That’s basically Heliconius in the butterfly world.

The trio stalked slowly through a meadow high in the Sacramento Mountains near Cloudcroft, taking turns wielding large nets, a notebook and pen. They call out names like dainty sulphur ...

As I highlighted in a recent paper, an extraordinary range of adaptations have evolved in aquatic plants for life beneath the water’s surface. Some flower underwater, others capture animals in ...

Butterflies are everywhere in the tropical rainforests of Central and South America, where life exists on an astonishing scale. Costa Rica alone is home to about half a million species – five times ...

Experts worked in ocean midwater off Brazil at near-record speeds thanks to cutting-edge tech A marine biology expedition in international waters off the coast of Brazil has discovered 31 new species ...

The Poweshiek skipperling butterfly is making a comeback. It had nearly vanished from North America before a partnership involving the Minnesota Zoo helped pull it back from the brink. Photojournalist ...