Parasites play a fundamental role in freshwater ecosystems, influencing the health and dynamics of fish populations. With the ...
Irish scientists are using game-changing technology on tiny particles of DNA taken from jar-size samples of lake water to identify creatures swimming below the surface without ever setting eyes on ...
Plunging into a large lake in the East African country of Malawi, divers scanned the rocky coast for aquatic life. Some “large”-eyed creatures caught their attention — and turned out to be two new ...
Anglerfish earned the name for their unique evolutionary hunting adaptation—a front dorsal fin known as an illicium that ...
Breeding for Allie and Joey was approved by coordinators of the Breeding and Transfer Plan from the Association of Zoos and Aquariums’ Species Survival Plan Program. The program identifies ...
The exhibit, which replaces the longstanding Caribbean Reef in the Shedd’s rotunda, showcases saltwater and freshwater ...
Got a problem with algae in your aquarium? These fish will all earn their keep ... But with some many other, more colourful species emerging into the freshwater hobby, they can all play a part in ...
When Takashi Amano introduced the Yamato numa shrimp to his planted tanks in the early 1990s, he revolutionised natural algae control. This see-through, unassuming freshwater shrimp ... in which this ...
The Dickerson Park Zoo got a little fuller in mid-November as the zoo welcomed three cheetah cubs. Faith, a four-year-old cheetah, became a first-time mom to three on Nov. 16, according to a ...
Cheetahs are also included in the Association of Zoos and Aquariums Species Survival Plan (SSP). Accredited zoos in the AZA network work together on the SSP to maximize genetic diversity for long ...
A new species of hominin or humans has been discovered in Northern China with an unforgettable physical feature— large heads. Everyone knows the Neanderthals, homo sapiens, and Denisovans are ...