An extraordinary fossil bed in the arid grasslands of the Australian continent, called McGraths Flat, really is the Lagerstätte that keeps on giving. Just a few years after uncovering a trove of ...

In late 1946 I was an enthusiastic young ensign just out of school, and this was my first venture out into the Atlantic from the naval base at Norfolk, Va. My ship was the USS Donner (LSD 20), at 450 ...

Obsessed with fish? From the regular to the extraordinary, the common to the rare, we love seeing fish swim in the ocean. It’s like a burst of serotonin every time! Imagine how much better our social ...

LEWISTON, Idaho — In three decades of capturing and tagging white sturgeon, researchers with the Idaho Department of Fish and Game have handled more than 4,000 fish. Of those, fewer than ten have ...

Last summer, I wrote about a very interesting fish, showing up in the Gulf of Maine and promised an update. Well, here it is. We nicknamed it a “coddock” due to its strange shape and coloration. It ...

Halibut are one of the largest fish in the Gulf of Maine, second only to bluefin tuna, swordfish and large sharks. Historically they were a mainstay of the fishing industry along with cod. According ...

Biologists in Florida recently caught a fish with an unusual crooked spine, photos show. In a Facebook post published on Tuesday, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute published a photo of ...

When it comes to sharing stories about “big fish” from North Dakota, Fisheries Chief Greg Power has some amazing fish tales. Greg Power, Fisheries Division chief, North Dakota Game and Fish Department ...

Biologists in Florida recently caught a fish with an unusual crooked spine, photos show. In a Facebook post published on Tuesday, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute published a photo of ...