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A 1902 illustration of battling dryptosaurs.

Wonder Is Everywhere: Lost Dinosaurs, 5,000-Year-Old Leftovers, and More From Around the Web

Get a peek into what we’re obsessed with right now.

April White February 15, 2023

Talia Young founded Fishadelphia to bring seafood from regional suppliers to economically and culturally diverse communities.

The Scientist Bringing Fresh Fish Back to Philadelphia's Underserved Neighborhoods

Welcome to Fishadelphia.

Ann Finkbeiner January 16, 2023

The Gloucester Cathedral-shaped lamprey pie for Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee

Michigan’s Bloodsucking Parasite Is Britain’s Royal Delicacy

Lamprey pie is a coronation tradition.

Diana Hubbell September 20, 2022

Workers carry Fearnow pails full of fish specimens to a United States Fish Commission Pennsylvania "Fish Car."

Remembering When Fish Rode the Rails

For decades, salmon, catfish, and trout traveled in America's fleet of "Fish Cars."

Jonathan Feakins August 2, 2022

The replica rail car.

Spearfish, South Dakota

Fish Car No. 3

This vintage train once gave new meaning to “swimming upstream.”

Inside King Koi Coffee Garden.

The Vietnamese Cafés Where Koi Fish Are the Stars

These lavish coffeeshops are aquatic wonderlands.

Mervin Lee May 6, 2022

Alewives swimming up the Damariscotta River in the springtime.

The Centuries-Old Fish Ladder That Feeds Maine's Lobster Industry

Each spring, more than one million alewives navigate to the fresh water of Damariscotta Lake—with a little help

Annie Sherman April 26, 2022

Not a regular school pool...

Muroto Schoolhouse Aquarium

Sharks, stingrays, and turtles swim in the pools at this former elementary school.

Eagle Lake, north shore.

Spaulding, California

Eagle Lake

At the edge of the high desert, California's second-largest natural lake is home to a unique subspecies of trout adapted to its alkaline waters.

Evelene Spencer was the face of the "Eat More Fish" campaign.

Remembering America's Forgotten 'Fish Evangelist'

Evelene Spencer was the force behind the wartime campaign that encouraged the country to love fish.

Ashley Stimpson March 11, 2022

Using a surprise source of evidence, researchers believe an infamous dinosaur-killing asteroid slammed into Earth in the Northern Hemisphere spring.

Did the Dinosaurs Die on a Pleasant North Dakota Spring Day?

Fish fossils may put "the single worst day for multicellular life on Earth" on the calendar.

Gemma Tarlach February 23, 2022

Make a wish on the fish!

Tsuribune Shrine

At the "fishing boat shrine," an offering is said to help ward off fevers.

Methuselah, an Australian lungfish, is at least 86 years old, and according to her keeper, biologist Allan Jan, she shows no signs of slowing down.

How Do You Care for One of the World's Oldest Aquarium Fish?

It requires lots of figs and belly rubs to keep Methuselah happy and healthy.

Sarah Durn February 1, 2022

Taking a négo chin out on the cold, shallow waters of the Sorgues River offers respite from the Provençal summer's heat—nearly forgotten, the traditional wooden boats are enjoying a revival.

In Southern France, Unique Boats Revive a Lost Way of Life

Provence's négo chin boats have made a comeback thanks almost entirely to one man in love with his local waterway.

Ashley Parsons January 26, 2022

Walleye Up Statue

Mobridge, South Dakota

Walleye Up Statue

An ode to South Dakota's state fish.

Dharavandhoo Fish Market at dusk.

Dharavandhoo, Maldives

Dharavandhoo Fish Market

When the sun sets, the customers arrive—but they’re not human.

Science just saved this cute little fish from extinction.

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Inside the Years-Long, International Effort to Save One Tiny Mexican Fish

Scientists and schoolchildren worked together to bring the tequila fish back from extinction.

Sarah Durn January 13, 2022

In the Mütter Museum's renovated exhibit, each skull is now labeled first with the name of the individual (if known). Previously, such information was considered secondary to ailments and cause of death.

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Darwin’s Squeaky Beans and 139 Victorian Skulls: Our Favorite 2021 ‘Secret Lives of Museums’ Stories

Let’s sneak into where museum visitors can’t.

Sarah Durn December 28, 2021