Nearly a quarter of the world's freshwater species are at risk of extinction, according to new research. A detailed extinction assessment of more than 23,000 species of freshwater fauna by the ...

Nearly a quarter of the world's freshwater species are at risk of extinction, according to new research. A detailed extinction assessment of more than 23,000 species of freshwater fauna by the ...

Genome Spotlight: Freshwater Angelfish (Pterophyllum scalare) A high school student uses crowdfunding to produce the first genome assembly for this popular aquarium species, underscoring the ...

A 17-year-old high school student in California has sequenced the genome of the freshwater angelfish (Pterophyllum scalare) for the first time. Indeever Madireddy sequenced the genome of his pet ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Freshwater environments cover about 1% of Earth's surface while accounting for more than 10% of known species. Like many marine and terrestrial ecosystems, however, they ...

Over 3,200 freshwater fish species have been recorded in Africa, with 28 new freshwater fish species described in 2024 alone. Africa has the world's highest per capita catch of freshwater fish: 2.56 ...

The most extensive global assessment of freshwater animals to date has revealed that a quarter of all freshwater animal species on the IUCN Red List are threatened with extinction. The study found ...

Fish are popular pet choices for many households around the world. They make the perfect pets for people with limited space, renters who live in buildings that don't allow dogs or cats, and for those ...

Nearly 23,000 freshwater species studied are facing a multitude of threats. Nearly a quarter of the world's freshwater species are at risk of extinction, according to new research. A detailed ...