A new species of mollusc has been discovered at the bottom of a river in Thailand after extreme drought. The creature, a large mussel — only the third known species in its genus — is considered ...

In its temporary home at a laboratory aquarium in China, a river creature began to “dance.” The small animal twisted its shell in circles, sometimes changing direction. Scientists watched the animal.

Most marine animals form their shells from calcium carbonate, which is a tough mineral also found in limestone. Some sponges ...

Beachgoers were shocked to discover an “alien” log washed up on a popular beach in New Zealand last week. Kylie Morman was left baffled after she came across the large tree log covered in curious ...

Around the deep-sea vents off the southern coast of Japan, a small, “glass”-like creature was discovered. Getty Images/iStockphoto Off the coast of Japan, thousands of feet below the surface, the ...

When filmmakers slipped a robot crab into a real crab aggregation, they expected curiosity. What they captured instead was a ...

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When director Dean Fleischer Camp and star Jenny Slate wrote and produced their viral 2010 short film “Marcel the Shell With Shoes On,” they created the title character (voiced by Slate) as simply as ...

A new, endangered species of mussel has been discovered in a dried up riverbed in Thailand, according to a new study. Street View Image from Nov 2021 © 2023 Google A ...