Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the cool, clear waters flowing down Walden Ridge, a fish no bigger than your pinky holds a story of survival, science, and ...

A laurel dace in a stream is like a canary in a coal mine. During the past year's summer drought, the Tennessee Aquarium Conservation Institute and other conservation-minded entities set out to rescue ...

SPRING CITY, Tenn. (WDEF) – They’re small, bright, and fighting to survive. The Laurel Dace, a striking freshwater fish found only in a few streams atop the Cumberland Plateau, is one of the most ...

In the drought-stricken streams of Spring City, Tennessee, a tiny, bright-colored minnow called the laurel dace is fighting for survival, and the entire town is stepping in to help. As weather ...

The laurel dace lives about an hour north of the city, in an agricultural watershed, where habitat degradation is a big problem for them. "So, rallying people behind a very small fish—a 4-inch minnow ...