For the homecoming parade in October, the student advisory board for the University of Iowa’s 160-year-old Museum of Natural ...

The Triassic is a tale of two histories. One is its natural history, begun after the Great Permian Dying, 252m years ago, when, as happens from time to time, plate tectonics brought Earth’s continents ...

It’s already baffling how many incredible and strange creatures can be found on planet Earth, with there being well over 8 ...

LAKE SUPERIOR, Mich. — Researchers on Lake Superior have "rediscovered" the shortnose cisco, a Great Lakes fish species thought to have been extinct for decades. Before the usual suspects ...

A lizard with a name that sounds like it could star in Game of Thrones, a soft furred hedgehog with ‘vampire’ fangs, a high-altitude crocodile newt, a freshwater fish already well known among aquarium ...

Paleontologists have now described a new and older species of Palaeospondylus from the Early Devonian of Australia. First described in 1890, Palaeospondylus is a mysterious fish-like animal with a ...

With a wide range of different locations to choose from, all with their own Bestiaries and fish, it can be tough to tell where’s best to spend your time. You can also get pretty much everywhere ...

The new laws will prohibit the fishing of some species while giving bag and size limits to others. They also include penalties for the mutilation or inhuman treatment of species. Shark and rays ...

Freshwater fish populations that dwell nearer the poles are outperforming their equatorial counterparts, researchers have found. Large-bodied migratory species such as Atlantic salmon are thriving ...

NORMAN, OKLA. – A new species of mining bee has been discovered and named, according to a study recently published in the journal Ecology and Evolution. The newly discovered species, Andrena ...

67% of wildfires in Alberta are started by people. Learn what you can do to reduce the risk of wildfires and mitigate their impact. Some of the more than 65 fish species found in Alberta are ...