Freshwater fish are vanishing from the world’s rivers, with migratory species down 81 percent due to dams, pollution, and ...

The mass extinction at the boundary between the Cretaceous and Paleogene periods was catastrophic, wiping out much of life on ...

At the Mnarani Turtle Conservation Project site, rescued sea turtles glide slowly through clear waters, having survived fishing nets, injuries and a once-thriving trade that nearly drove them to ...

Populations of migratory freshwater fish have collapsed by 81% since 1970, according to the most recent Living Planet Index assessment, a decline steeper than nearly any other wildlife group on Earth.

In the wide, sandy stretches of Brazil’s Araguaia River, the piraíba, South America’s largest catfish, is a cornerstone of ...

Scientists working in Cambodia’s limestone cave systems have identified 11 new species, a haul that includes a turquoise pit ...

Hidden beneath the surface of the world's rivers, some of Earth's great animal movements unfold—migrations that rival, in ...

Early humans in Ethiopia survived the Toba supervolcano eruption by shifting to river foods, revealing how drought shaped ...

Vast journeys, among world’s great wonders, found to be under threat as freshwater fish populations crash by 81% ...

BALTIMORE, Md. — The Center for Biological Diversity today formally notified the Trump administration that it intends to sue ...

Credit: Zeb Hogan One of Earth’s greatest migrations is vanishing underwater—and almost no one is paying attention. The world ...

From the Amazon to the Mekong, migratory freshwater fish underpin food security for millions, but over 300 species need ...