Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. With some populations aged in their 70s on average and new ...

Thousands of fish species are facing "catastrophic" decline — threatening the health, food security and livelihoods of hundreds of millions of people around the world. New research shows that ...

It looks like a really, really big pancake. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A fisherman in Cambodia snagged the rights to a true ...

Aliza Chasan is a Digital Content Producer for "60 Minutes" and CBSNews.com. She has previously written for outlets including PIX11 News, The New York Daily News, Inside Edition and DNAinfo. Aliza ...

The world has seven continents, but do you know the largest freshwater fish in each? These creatures show the incredible diversity of Earth's inland waters. Let's get amazed as we look at these ...

Freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii), also known as the giant river prawn and giant tiger prawn, is a close relative to marine shrimp. They are one of over 950 species in the Palaemonidae ...

We may not miss the phantom shiner, the thicktail chub, the stumptooth minnow or the harelip sucker, but these freshwater fishes are among 39 species (3.2 percent of North America's freshwater fish ...

If you’re thinking of setting up an aquarium in your home, you may be wondering what kind of fish you’d like to have in your tank. Freshwater fish are a popular option since it can be easier for ...

Robert Lennox received funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada during his PhD at Carleton University. He is a member of Ocean Tracking Network Canada and is ...