A study published in the Nature journal alters how the evolution of fish has been historically understood. Fossilized fish and other sea creatures have often been pivotal in new scientific discoveries ...

When researchers moved medaka—a fish commonly used in experiments—out of the lab and into more natural conditions, their reproductive clock shifted by hours, suggesting that laboratory findings may ...

AI model identifies early warning signs of freshwater fish extinction, helping conservationists act before species decline. (CREDIT: Shutterstock) Nearly one in three freshwater fish species now faces ...

Research creates a framework to better balance the nutritional benefit of fish consumption with the risk of mercury exposure to the developing brain. Fish consumption during pregnancy is a complex ...

Every day, fish caught in oceans and seas around the world pass through a long journey before reaching supermarkets, restaurants, and home kitchens. Along the way, their freshness steadily declines, ...

For decades zebrafish has eclipsed all other fish species in laboratories, but lately other, non-traditional model fish species are also in the spotlight. Amongst them is a once well-studied species ...

Whether it's redfin pickerel in the Kennebec River or sturgeon in the Great Lakes, nearly one-third of freshwater fish species are facing possible extinction, threatening food supplies, ecosystems and ...

Can a small fish help identify possible treatments for an ultra-rare inherited disease found in an Alabama boy? The genetic disease is XMEA, which progressively weakens the muscles and can affect the ...

A researcher holds an Arctic Char in a Maine waterway. A new model can help people safeguard Maine’s Arctic Char and other freshwater fish worldwide before they become endangered. Whether it’s redfin ...