Estuary ecologist Rikke Jeppesen reports. <a href=" ...

But there is no time to waste—each year that goes by with empty nets and fisheries closures brings us closer to the ruin of a ...

A purchase at an urban Vietnamese fish market turned out to be a whole new species of giant isopod –with a bit of a dark side ...

The giant isopod has been named Bathynomus vaderi due to its resemblance to Darth Vader's iconic helmet from "Star Wars." ...

West coast states are spending millions to protect their inland waterways from invasive crabs. In some places, otters are ...

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The huntsman spider is one of the fastest and most agile arachnids on the planet. The species is often confused with tarantulas because of the hairy bodies, but their distinguishing trait is their ...

The largest global assessment of freshwater animals on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ to date has revealed that 24% ...

Cherry Salmon are a species of fish that have red and pink flesh and are native to rivers of North America. Red Panda, also known as FireFox, are small in size in comparison to Giant Panda which are ...

On January 5 the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission began its ten-day-long blue crab trap closure. This ...

Although the way most crabs’ legs are hinged means they can move much faster by walking sideways than forward, most species can walk forward if they choose. The Japanese spider crab, which also holds ...