Oregon State University researchers use AI to predict freshwater fish species at risk of endangerment

Freshwater fish species have an uphill battle for survival, especially with a changing ecosystem. “So, we’re trying to see ...

Global AI model may protect freshwater fish from extinction

Nearly one in three freshwater fish species now faces possible extinction, a statistic that reflects mounting pressure on rivers and lakes worldwide. Habitat loss, dams, pollution, invasive species, ...

Researchers Searching For an Extinct Fish in South Africa Found a New Species Instead

Researchers identified a new freshwater fish species in South Africa after years of genetic testing and analysis.

Scientists Went Looking For an Extinct Fish in South Africa. They Found Something No One Had Ever Seen.

A search for a fish lost to extinction led to a brand-new species hiding in a South African river.

Scientists Went Looking For an Extinct Fish in South Africa —They Found a Species New to Science

A research team traveled to South Africa’s Umzimkhulu River in 2017 with a specific mission: find surviving pockets of the Maluti redfin minnow, a species declared extinct after introduced trout ...

Global study finds smaller fish and shifting food webs despite stable species numbers

Species numbers alone do not fully capture how ecosystems are changing. In a global study, scientists analyzed long-term data ...