With its cartilaginous body and cold blood, the whale shark is decidedly not a whale. But this shark is about as long as a humpback and just as gentle. So gentle, in fact, that tours to dive with ...

Chinese scientists have successfully assembled the chromosomal-level genome of the critically endangered Ochetobius elongatus, a rare fish species from the Yangtze River. It marks the first time that ...

The oarfish, a rare deep-sea creature, is often linked to myths of disasters due to its mysterious behavior and massive size.

Smaller fish species are more nutritious, lower in mercury and less susceptible to overfishing, a Cornell-led research team ...

Burrowing owls typically live underground in natural burrows that they’ve taken over from prairie dogs, ground squirrels or ...

Vitamins are a great way to ensure your body gets the essential nutrients it needs beyond what you eat, but the vitamins you ...

Undaunted, thank goodness, Stupak opened the Otter, on Thompson Street, late last year inside the new Manner hotel, in SoHo.

As American crocodile populations have risen in recent decades, the threatened reptiles have made their way into suburban ...

Scientists use a portable eDNA test to find the world's rarest turtle. This new technology helps conservationists locate ...

Mexican long-nosed bats have been identified in southeastern Arizona through citizen scientist efforts and innovative DNA ...

An endangered species of bat has been confirmed in Arizona for the first time, using an emerging genetic sampling method and the work of an amateur scientist.

Come early Saturday morning, locals will get to fish for rainbow trout, something that’s rare in most of southern Minnesota.