That’s when they found Yoldiella haimaensis. The creature is a new species of deep-sea bivalve, an animal that lives inside a self-grown shell, according to the study. Thousands of new species ...

When the researchers put the deep-sea sediment through a screen and sifted the smaller rocks and sand, they found a fossilized whorled shell, according to the study. The sample ca ...

The green turtle is a large, weighty sea turtle with a wide, smooth carapace, or shell. It inhabits tropical and subtropical coastal waters around the world and has been observed clambering onto ...

At more than 170kg (375lbs), the heaviest creature to be weighed was Molokai, Birmingham's resident green sea turtle, which also had its shell cleaned. Weymouth's Tyne the seal was the second most ...

The shells of the hawksbill sea turtle have been used for luxury items for centuries, but with the species now endangered, new technology is pinpointing where protections are needed most By Alex ...

Shells A vast range of creatures survive the sea encased in protective armor. Gastropods, such as sea snails, have one outer shell while bivalves, such as oysters, scallops and mussels ...