Another rare and prehistoric fish washed ashore on Fripp Island in Beaufort County this week. Here’s what we know.

A fish species thought to be extinct has suddenly been found in a small pond in Bolivia. The rare seasonal killifish, Moema claudiae, has not been recorded in the wild for more than 20 years and its ...

The ivory-billed woodpecker, along with 22 other species of birds, fish, mussels and other wildlife, is set to be declared extinct and removed from the endangered species list, US wildlife officials ...

A species of coelacanth, a fish that dates back to before the dinosaurs, has been photographed in Indonesia for the first time. Chappuis overcame the challenge of deep mixed-gas diving, which has led ...

LAS VEGAS — Federal protections could soon be extended to a rare Nevada fish that environmentalists say is “barely clinging to existence" because of rapid groundwater pumping in a remote region ...

In a world where new species are constantly being discovered, some creatures remain hidden in the depths of the ocean, defying our understanding of life itself. One of the most extraordinary examples?

A new analysis of 14,669 threatened species of plants and animals found in Europe reveals that about one fifth face the risk of extinction, and that agricultural land-use change poses a significant ...