Atlantic sturgeon make so much noise during breeding, it's called a "thunder." Listening in can help scientists pinpoint ...

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In an astounding revelation, scientists have unearthed an ancient fish species with a hearing mechanism strikingly similar to that of humans. This unexpected discovery, made on November 4, 2025, has ...

A new species of prehistoric fish was found in iron-rich stone in southeastern Australia. Screengrab from Australian Museum's video What can fossils tell us about prehistoric life? The length of a ...

Lake sturgeon don't need Endangered Species Act protections, federal wildlife officials announced Monday, saying that stocking programs have helped the prehistoric fish return to areas where they had ...

MADISON, Wis. - Lake sturgeon don't need Endangered Species Act protections, federal wildlife officials announced Monday, April 22 saying that stocking programs have helped the prehistoric fish return ...

The outer ear is unique to mammals, but its evolutionary origin has remained a mystery. According to a study published in Nature from the USC Stem Cell lab of Gage Crump, this intricate coil of ...

It wasn’t an ancient boomerang. It was, in fact, a fish — albeit unlike any known today. Beyond that, nobody’s quite sure what to make of Pegasus volans. The fish’s ribbonlike body, known from two ...

On the eve of the rise of the Maya civilization, people living in what’s now Belize turned a whole wetland into a giant network of fish traps big enough to feed thousands of people. We already know ...

Ancient Romans were known for creating delicious sauces, including garum—a famous fish-based condiment. Scientists studying ancient DNA from a Roman-era salting plant in Spain have found that European ...