Most fish need oxygen-rich water to survive. But there are a few remarkable species that have figured out how to live when that oxygen runs low– or disappears altogether. From ponds that go still and ...

Around one billion people are infected with parasitic helminths, round worms that live in soil and colonize the human gut through dirty water. Such infections are common in less developed countries ...

Naked mole rats may not be the most attractive creatures to look at. But they're very interesting for researchers to study. They're the only cold-blooded mammal, explains Thomas Park — a professor in ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — New research suggests there's less oxygen on the icy surface of Jupiter's moon Europa than thought — and that could affect what if any life might be lurking in the moon’s ...

Several remarkable fish species have adapted to survive in oxygen-poor environments. These fish employ diverse strategies, including breathing air with lungs or specialized organs, absorbing oxygen ...