A comprehensive new review paper reveals the staggering loss of biodiversity among island land snails globally. Lead author ...

In hydrothermal vent fields, a small snail evolved an iron-reinforced shell. Here’s how it challenges assumptions about ...

A snorkeler in Australia found a shell tagged with a strangely specific number, kickstarting an online mystery about its ...

Discover what’s inside a turtle shell, living bone fused to spine and ribs, packed with organs, muscles, and nerves that ...

The new exhibits are built upon Liberty Science Center’s broader role as a regional hub for science education.

Italian food runs in the Rallo family’s blood. Victor Rallo opened his first restaurant with his father in Point Pleasant ...

Where do seashells come from? Ivy, age 5, Phoenix, Arizona Seashells are so plentiful that you may sometimes take them for granted. Scientists have estimated that just one small stretch of beaches ...

Most marine animals form their shells from calcium carbonate, which is a tough mineral also found in limestone. Some sponges and microorganisms use another compound silica. There is also a group of ...

While most visitors come to Alaska expecting king crab legs and fresh-caught salmon (which are certainly worth the trip), the ...

Land snail extinctions are accelerating across islands, exposing a devastating collapse of some of the world’s most fragile ...