Reaching up to 10 feet (3 meters) long and weighing 440 pounds (200 kilograms), arapaima are the largest freshwater fish in South America—and an important species in the Amazon River ecosystem.

These cute small cichlids are adapted to blend into the stony terrain and hang on in the moving water, having a reduced swimbladder. Their teeth are adapted for picking food from rounded rocks.

huge rocky habitats brimming with cichlids and synodontid catfish. African river fish have always been the ‘other’ option to the much more accessible selection of livestock coming from the Amazon.

Newborn fish are mistaking tiny bits of trash for food. If they die, there’ll be fewer big fish—and that could rattle the food chain. marine-plastic-ocean-fish-microplasticThe naturally oily ...

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Oct. 31, 2024 — Researchers have created the first blueprint of the human spliceosome, the most complex and intricate molecular machine in human biology. The vast majority of human genes -- more ...

The world has mismanaged its freshwater reserves for decades ... “no-take river reserves”—protected zones banning extractive activities—to boost fish stocks. These small, community-based reserves set ...

Botswana leader concedes election, ending his party’s 58-year rule Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi has conceded election defeat, ending the party’s 58-year rule.

The Canada Water Agency is leading the development of the National Freshwater Data Strategy in collaboration with partners and stakeholders. You are invited to review the discussion paper, entitled ...