Discover the astonishing tale of the coelacanth, a "living fossil" thought to be extinct for over 65 million years! This remarkable species was rediscovered off South Africa's Chalumna River in 1938, ...

Hundreds of million years ago, prehistory's biggest, baddest fish stalked the seven seas. Here's the question, though — what ...

We look at some of the biggest fish ever caught by anglers around the world. These fish were all caught with a rod-and-reel, and each of the world records has been certified by the International ...

This prehistoric fish is a true freshwater behemoth that's been known to surpass 19 feet in historical records, although modern specimens are usually 9 to 13 feet long and weigh over 882 pounds.

Scientists have found that prehistoric flying reptiles that lived 182 million years ago lived on a diet of small fish and squid. The “first-ever discovery” of the fossilised stomach contents ...

The mighty megalodon is the most famous extinct shark on earth – with giant jaws and a tremendous size that inspire myths and ...

It's a fish story with a big, unexpected plot twist. A native Great Lakes whitefish thought extinct for nearly 40 years has been rediscovered by scientists – in the wrong Great Lake.. The ...

The largest shark to ever live was likely the mighty megalodon ( Otodus megalodon ), which swam in prehistoric oceans from 23 to 3.6 million years ago and is now definitely extinct. Paleontologists ...

The WWF estimates that 19 percent of more than 1,100 fish species in the Mekong River are endangered.. Had the Mekong giant salmon carp gone extinct, it would have been the first of the river’s ...

The Indonesian coelacanth, a fish once thought to be extinct for 70 million years, was discovered alive in greater numbers than anticipated. Divers recently found and photographed a living ...

Researchers have rediscovered a rare fish species presumed to be extinct after it was not seen for more than eight decades. The last sighting of the Chel snakehead, or Channa amphibeus, was last ...

It's a fish story with a big, unexpected plot twist. A native Great Lakes whitefish thought extinct for nearly 40 years has been rediscovered by scientists – in the wrong Great Lake.. The ...