Colossal Biosciences is working with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to launch a biobank to save endangered species.

Atlantic sturgeon make so much noise during breeding, it's called a "thunder." Listening in can help scientists pinpoint ...

Environmental DNA from rivers worldwide reveals how climate boosts fish diversity—and how human activity is disrupting that ...

In the past, many scientists believed that only mammals and birds could feel or think in complex ways. Reptiles, fish, and insects were seen as simple creatures that reacted purely on instinct. But ...

According to animal experimentation statistics, fish are the second most commonly used group of animals in research after mice. They play an important role in aquaculture and also serve as model ...

Fish may seem to just swim around without much thought or character. But new research reported in Ecology and Evolution has suggested that actually, fish have personality, which they exhibit in their ...

There’s something oddly calming about watching fish move through water. No notifications, no noise, no rush – just a small world inside glass, carrying on quietly. Maybe that’s why freshwater ...

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Since passage of the Endangered Species Act 50 years ago, more than 1,700 plants, mammals, fish, insects and other species in the U.S. have been listed as threatened or endangered with extinction. Yet ...

In many fish species, water temperature determines the sex of the fry. This biological mechanism threatens to wipe out entire ...

Can fish do math? Well, no, not like people, but cichlids and stingrays have demonstrated that they can add and subtract by one when shown a group of up to five objects. Don’t believe it? Even the ...

Fish farming involves the rapidly expanding global practice of raising aquatic species to meet growing food demand. The majority of these have no protection under national animal welfare laws, and ...