Scientists found a “territorial” creature headbutting rivals in a rocky stream of southern China and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Qian-Yu Liang via Chen, Li, Tang, Pu and Lei ...

A scaly creature with a “blunt” snout swam through a quick-moving river in southeastern Turkey. The animal was probably trying to go about its usual day, but nearby scientists had other plans. They ...

A freshwater fish thought to be extinct was found this week in Turkish waters, nearly 50 years after it was last seen. The Batman River loach was last seen in the Batman and Ambar rivers in 1974.

Scientists in China found a river creature with scales under its skin and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Guibang Xiao via Xiao, Guo, Cao, Lin, Deng, Xiao, Zhou, Zhang and Fang ...

Researchers said a “rapid decline” of plant life and the introduction of a new species may have led to the loach’s disappearance. Photo by Liu, Lyu, Du, Chen (2025) In a deep pond rich with underwater ...

In a stream in southern China, a new species was found lurking under the rocks, waiting for nightfall. Zhong J-H, Yang J, Mo H-L, Chen W-C (2024) Zoosystematics and Evolution On a sunny day along a ...

An invasive species of fish that can live out of water has been found lurking in Canada, experts warn. The Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada confirmed reports of Misgurnus anguillicaudatus -- ...

On a sunny day along a stream in southern China, tadpoles dart through the water as they grow and develop into frogs. The canopy-covered water acts as a nursery for these creatures and others. But at ...