You might know axolotls from video games like “Minecraft” and “Pokemon,” but the aquatic salamanders with unique, adorable ...

On select days and times throughout the year, Shedd Aquarium, 1200 S. DuSable Lake Shore Dr., offers free admission to Illinois residents, expanding access for guests to come face to ...

A solitary sunfish at an aquarium in southwestern Japan lost its appetite, began banging into the side of the fish tank and appeared unwell days after the facility closed last month for renovations.

When the sunfish began looking unwell days after the aquarium closed on December 1 for a six-month renovation, its keepers suspected digestive problems, gave it less food and visited the fish tank ...

A lonely sunfish does seem unlikely, the aquarium said, but it added that this fish is curious and would swim up to the front of its tank whenever people came to visit.

After the photos and uniforms went up, the fish "felt better" the following day and was seen "waving its fins" in the tank, the aquarium said in its X post. The post has been met with an ...

A recent study published in the journal Nature warns that nearly a quarter of freshwater species face extinction. Thousands of fish, crab, and dragonfly species could disappear in the coming decades ...

New research reveals that damage to these environments is pushing freshwater animals to the edge of extinction, with 24% of species in danger of being wiped out. Thousands of fish, crab and ...

You have the option to reserve your admission tickets online or in person. The Shedd will also offer free nights from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. March 4, 11, 18, 25 For ticket reservations made online ...

Julie Packard discusses highlights of her four decades with the Monterey Bay Aquarium, which she has led ... Packard has helped repurpose the thick-glassed fish museums of old into potent forces ...

She is a member of the Freshwater Fish Specialist Group and the Freshwater Conservation Committee ... Chuck Knapp, VP of Conservation Research at Shedd Aquarium. Centers for Species Survival (CSS) are ...