Saltwater: As of October 1, rockfish can be caught only if they are seaward of the fifty-fathom (300 feet) line. Targeting ...

A tiny fossil, Acronichthys maccognoi, rewrites fish evolution in North America and reveals how otophysans conquered freshwater habitats.

Hosts of NPR's science podcast discuss new findings about long-distance fly migration, an unexpected impact of emissions in ...

Researchers in Alberta uncovered a fossil fish that rewrites the evolutionary history of otophysans, which today dominate ...

A tiny fish fossil found far inland in Canada reveals new insight into the evolution of catfish, carp, and 2/3 of all ...

The fish’s sagittal otolith, one of the small “stones” found in the ear of the fish, is “triangular shaped” with a “tadpole shaped impression,” according to the study. The gas bladder, or swim bladder ...

The fossil of a tiny fish found in southwestern Alberta provides new insight into the origin and evolution of otophysans, the ...

From corn mazes to haunted houses, the spooky season is in full swing. Jack-o-lanterns, ghouls and goblins are around every corner, but the scariest creatures of all might be thousands of feet below ...

Sixty-seven million-year-old fossil fish discovered in Canada have complex middle ear bones — a Weberian apparatus — found in two-thirds of all freshwater fish species today. The structures give these ...

A 70-million-year-old fossil fish from Alberta, Acronichthys maccognoi, is the oldest North American otophysan. Its discovery ...

The tarpon's swim bladder is wired in a way that let's the fish take in oxygen from above the water line. That explains a lot.

Photos from the Chicago River Swim on Sept. 21, 2025, which raised $100,000 for research into ALS and celebrated the river’s recovery from its polluted past. Swimmers compete in 1st official Chicago ...