Botanists from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) named the new species, Clusia nanophylla, because of the tiny size of the leaves, the smallest within the genus. This species has only ...

For decades, scientists used a mirror experiment to explore whether animals could recognize themselves. In that test, ...

Atlantic mangrove fiddler crabs are found 200 miles north of their historic range, expanding due to warming ocean waters.

Scientists are seeing tropical fish in Nova Scotia with more frequency, with their arrival prompting concerns about what their presence could mean for local species down the road.

Imagine a wild, feral goldfish surviving in a habitat it was never meant to enter. In Canadian waters, such creatures are not ...

Fatty fish, like salmon, herring, and sardine, provide omega-3 fatty acids, crucial for heart and brain health. The body can't make these fats, so you will need to get them from your diet.

Reef fish in different oceans often develop similar color patterns because evolution explores the same set of biological ...

If every face tells a story, this one might have a sorry tale to relate about the time a golf ball landed in its pond. But there’s been no tragic sporting accident here. The enormous swollen forehead ...

Ancient fossils show how much warming tropical oceans can handle before plankton collapse, offering clues about future ...

Seafood Watch, long a source of advice on sustainable choices, is working to get restaurants to adopt its color-coded recommendations.

State legislators have advanced measures that would ban catching fish in Hawaii waters for aquariums and increase fines for illegal poaching. House Bill 2101 would ban the capture and sale of aquatic ...

According to The Business Standard, the snakeskin gourami, an ornamental aquarium fish native to Southeast Asia, has become a common catch for fishermen in Bangladesh's canals. This gourami species is ...