A lizard with a name that sounds like it could star in Game of Thrones, a soft furred hedgehog with ‘vampire’ fangs, a ...

Conservationists are celebrating the discovery and release back into nature of six highly endangered Mekong giant catfish in Cambodia. The bumper catch in the Mekong River Basin has boosted hopes of a ...

Six giant Mekong catfish were caught in the span of a week in Cambodia recently, suggesting a potential revival of the critically endangered species.

A new study has identified key gene regulators that enable some deafened animals -- including fish and lizards -- to naturally regenerate their hearing. The findings could guide future efforts to ...

Six critically endangered Mekong giant catfish — one of the largest and rarest freshwater fish in the world — were caught and ...

These animals (mostly sea creatures) are the longest-living animals on Earth, and their lifespans are surprising, if not ...

Huge and rare Mekong catfish spotted in Cambodia, raising conservation hopes - Six critically endangered Mekong giant catfish ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed on Thursday to list the eastern hellbender, a type of salamander in Tennessee and ...

Queensland Museum scientists have described a 400-million-year-old fossil, which is possibly the smallest vertebrate fossil ...

Freshwater fish populations that dwell nearer the poles are outperforming their equatorial counterparts, researchers have found.

Once found in tropical oceans around the world, the largetooth sawfish’s range has shrunk by an estimated 60 percent in a decade.

Learn more about the evolution of this iconic Ashkenazi Jewish dish, which was once seen as a delectable main course.