Which is why, this year, I’m leaning into my nerdish tendencies and rounding up some good, interesting, or inspiring news stories from the science world—promising discoveries, exciting new data, ...

The invasive snakehead, a long fish with snake-like skin, was first spotted in Maryland in 2002. Since then, according to the ...

Forget eating salmon, eat like a salmon. To get essential nutrients, a new study suggests that people should be eating as if they were salmon. The study, published in the journal Nature Food, found ...

To combat an aggressive marine intruder, Louisiana is turning to a blend of cutting-edge technology and French culinary skill. The Advocate reported that the invasive black carp is wreaking havoc on ...

Stacey Leasca is an award-winning journalist with nearly two decades of newsroom experience. She is also the co-founder of Be a Travel Writer, an online course for the next generation of travel ...

A scientific expedition to Peru has yielded a treasure trove of 27 new species, including an amphibious mouse, a "blob-headed" fish, and other zoological oddities. Ronald Diaz/Conservation ...

More than 90% of popular freshwater game fish in Southern California contained an introduced parasite capable of infecting humans, according to a new study from researchers at UC San Diego’s Scripps ...

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services released its 2025 Eat Safe Fish Guide, advising residents on safe consumption levels for fish caught in popular fishing spots. The guide details ...

SAN DIEGO — A new study from the University of California San Diego has discovered that nearly all of freshwater fish in Southern California have been exposed to a potentially harmful parasite found ...

Microplastics and other human-made particles are widespread in the seafood that we eat and could be damaging our health. A recent study by scientists at Portland State University (PSU)'s Applied ...