The sometimes uncomfortable sensations we feel in our teeth may be an evolutionary holdover from the scaly exteriors of ...

Alicella gigantea, a rarely sighted giant crustacean that inhabits the depths of the ocean and can reach up to 34 cm in ...

Federal protections could soon be extended to a rare Nevada fish that environmentalists say is “barely clinging to existence" ...

The black-footed ferret is listed under the Endangered Species Act as Endangered, and is considered the rarest mammal in ...

The stomach of the longnose lancetfish — a.k.a. the mysterious “twilight zone fish” — yielded entire squids and undigested fish Bailey Richards is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been ...

For most beachgoers, the rare sighting of the prehistoric-looking fish is the stuff of nightmares but for self-described 'fish nerds' at the Seaside Aquarium, it was a dream come true.

Earthquakes in December and February created waves in a Death Valley National Park pond that devastated the habitat of one of the world's rarest fish, but recovery efforts are now showing promise ...

Disease name: Trimethylaminuria (TMAU), also known as "fish odor syndrome" Affected populations: TMAU is a rare metabolic condition that causes a person to smell like rotten fish. The condition is ...

In a new study a team of researchers studied the organs that produce light in Vinciguerria mabahiss, a rare species of fish from the Red Sea. This paper marks the first-ever close examination of ...

But for some species, there is still hope. A community of rare fish enthusiasts collect endangered species of freshwater fish from the lakes and springs of East Africa, Mexico and elsewhere ...

Her work has previously appeared on Variety, The New York Post, and The Wrap. mapress A rare fish species thought to be extinct for over 80 years was rediscovered in India. The journal Zootaxa ...

A rare oarfish, known as the "doomsday fish," was spotted in shallow waters off Baja California Sur, Mexico. Days earlier, a deep-sea anglerfish was filmed swimming in broad daylight off the ...