An ancient fish, the shortnose sturgeon, was found to be living in an area where it hasn't been spotted in decades. Scientists this summer discovered traces of the fish — which has been around for 70 ...

Another rare and prehistoric fish washed ashore on Fripp Island in Beaufort County this week. Here’s what we know.

For years, reports have come in from southern Vermont of potential sightings of a prehistoric fish called shortnose sturgeon. The species is covered with bumpy ridges, can grow nearly the length of a ...

Researchers at the Connecticut River Conservancy (CRC) led an ongoing investigation by sampling the waters of the Connecticut River across Massachusetts, Vermont and New Hampshire. For the first time ...

The Connecticut River is home to an ancient denizen of the deep, the shortnose sturgeon. The fish is a kind of living fossil, perhaps one of the oldest animals. Some scientists think sturgeon date ...

The Kennebec River in Maine's capital city of Augusta is known for its population of Atlantic and shortnose sturgeon. The fish sometimes leap completely from the water, as at least one did on ...

James Garner spent weeks diving in the Connecticut River, looking for genetic material from shortnose sturgeon. The species wasn't considered to exist in Vermont waters until this year. For years, ...