Freshwater Biodiversity

How 600-lb. megafish became a collector’s item in Thailand

Animals
How 600-lb. megafish became a collector’s item in Thailand
How 600-lb. megafish became a collector’s item in Thailand

One of Earth’s biggest freshwater fish is bouncing back

  • Animals
  • Perpetual Planet
One of Earth’s biggest freshwater fish is bouncing back
One of Earth’s biggest freshwater fish is bouncing back

These 'trash fish' are among Earth's most primitive animals

Animals
These 'trash fish' are among Earth's most primitive animals
These 'trash fish' are among Earth's most primitive animals

These fish live beyond 100—and get healthier as they age

Animals
These fish live beyond 100—and get healthier as they age
These fish live beyond 100—and get healthier as they age

A surprising discovery upends what we know about turtles

Animals
A surprising discovery upends what we know about turtles
A surprising discovery upends what we know about turtles

Why we still haven’t caught the world’s largest fish

Animals
Why we still haven’t caught the world’s largest fish
Why we still haven’t caught the world’s largest fish

Turn your family hike up a notch by going ‘creeking’

  • Family
  • Get Outside
Turn your family hike up a notch by going ‘creeking’
Turn your family hike up a notch by going ‘creeking’

Enormous stingray sets world record for largest freshwater fish

Animals
Enormous stingray sets world record for largest freshwater fish
Enormous stingray sets world record for largest freshwater fish

The quest to save one of Africa's most threatened fish

Animals
The quest to save one of Africa's most threatened fish
The quest to save one of Africa's most threatened fish

Saving North America’s biggest freshwater fish

  • Animals
  • Monster Fish
Saving North America’s biggest freshwater fish
Saving North America’s biggest freshwater fish

Will dams spoil one of Europe’s last wild rivers?

Environment
Will dams spoil one of Europe’s last wild rivers?
Will dams spoil one of Europe’s last wild rivers?

Rare sturgeon threatened by new dams in Caucasus

Animals
Rare sturgeon threatened by new dams in Caucasus
Rare sturgeon threatened by new dams in Caucasus

Rivers and lakes are the most degraded ecosystems in the world. Can we save them?

  • Environment
  • News
Rivers and lakes are the most degraded ecosystems in the world. Can we save them?
Rivers and lakes are the most degraded ecosystems in the world. Can we save them?

The world’s wetlands are slipping away. This vibrant sanctuary underscores the stakes.

  • Environment
  • Planet Possible
The world’s wetlands are slipping away. This vibrant sanctuary underscores the stakes.
The world’s wetlands are slipping away. This vibrant sanctuary underscores the stakes.

Enormous pigeon-eating catfish wreaking havoc on Europe’s ecosystems

Animals
Enormous pigeon-eating catfish wreaking havoc on Europe’s ecosystems
Enormous pigeon-eating catfish wreaking havoc on Europe’s ecosystems
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