HONOLULU (Island News) -- The state is proposing to permit commercial collection of Hawaii's reef fish for aquariums. For decades, beautiful reef fish have been at the center of an ugly fight over ...

Joel Williams received funding from Australian Antarctic Division to complete this research. His research is also supported through DCCEEW and FRDC competitive grants. Nicole Hill received funding ...

From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! American shad were a major food source for early European settlers and Native ...

Hidden below ground, this tunnel transforms into a breathtaking aquarium filled with vibrant Amazon species. From colorful tetras to powerful koi and cichlids, the entire setup feels alive with ...

Armed with a small net and a big plan, this aquarist goes exploring for wild fish to stock his home tank. Every scoop from the water reveals flashes of color and unexpected species. It’s part ...

Scientists found an electric “knife”-like creature in a river of Colombia and discovered a new species, a study said and photos show. Photo from J. G. García-Melo via the American Society of ...

A salmon passed through the fish ladder of a key dam on the upper Klamath River on Sept. 24, in what wildlife officials hope is a sign of the iconic fish repopulating ever-greater stretches of the ...

In this Dec. 29, 2018 file photo, a sturgeon research ecologist holds a baby Atlantic sturgeon caught from Virginia's James River. (AP Photo/Ben Finley) This story is part of the WHYY News Climate ...

For decades, anglers in the rivers of Georgia have been catching fish they couldn’t quite identify – fish that looked like redeye bass but just a little different. It turns out, those “off” fish weren ...

You've probably heard that it's getting hotter outside. Last year was the hottest on record globally, topping a record that was set the year before. But some of the places we go for refuge from the ...