Near a village in northeastern India, a “dwarf”-like creature with a “large” mouth swam through the river — or tried to, at ...

Paleontologists have discovered a newly identified fish species in Australia so well-preserved ... the parasites infected the fish in a nearby river, suggesting a connection between the fossil ...

Scientists discovered a new forest killifish in Kenya, revealing both evolutionary and tectonic history—but its habitat is ...

The city assembly of Kyoto passed an ordinance by a majority vote Tuesday to raise its maximum accommodation tax to ¥10,000 ($66) per guest per night. The amount will be the highest among areas ...

A team of scientists has created a new guide to advance standards for collecting and cataloging DNA from marine species, ...

The specimens were the bycatch of a fishing vessel in the South China Sea, which researchers later bought to study.

Hidden between the grains, they found two “rare” creatures — and rediscovered a species not seen in 22 years. A team of researchers visited Mae Chaem River in December as part of an “extensive” region ...

KAMEOKA, Kyoto Prefecture—Five foreign visitors can don the armor of a samurai, mount a horse and ride alongside a feudal lord during the 52nd Kameoka Mitsuhide Festival here on May 3.

The technique, which is a unique approach to afforestation and ecological restoration, was developed by Japanese botanist ... with fast growing native tree species at close quarters, which then ...

New research analyzing their evolution finds the same mutation across fish species that have evolved on separate timelines — alongside human-made pollutants contaminating the deep sea.

That principle is exactly what a researcher in the prefectural capital is hoping to turn into an advantage by drawing on it to raise fatty fish ... species endemic to the seas surrounding Japan.