Ocean quahogs are a different species from standard hard-shell clams. They're found in colder, deeper water further out in the ocean, and are the largest of the clams. Their shells are usually round, ...

How does a stripy tree snail hide from hungry birds? The Hypselostyla camelopardalis from the Philippines and Reinia variegata from Japan have both evolved a form of dynamic camouflage to survive.

Despite its name, a cuttlebone is not actually a bone. It is the internal shell of a cuttlefish, a marine animal related to ...

Captured in remarkable close-up detail, this tiny land snail slowly climbs a slender plant stem, revealing a side of nature ...

Poricy Park Fossil Beds in Middletown Township is the kind of hidden treasure that makes you wonder what else you’ve been ...

When an unnamed couple takes shelter from a war raging outside, their crumbling apartment becomes a stage for bickering, ...

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The Academy invited 529 new members and potential Oscar voters for 2026, including Jacob Elordi, Jenna Ortega, Julia Garner ...

FWS finalized a change redefining "shellfish," removing the previous requirement that species must have an external shell.

There is an undeniable culinary phenomenon happening on luxury menus across Lagos, Port Harcourt and Abuja: the giant African land snail is rubbing shoulders with tiger prawns, calamari, and lobster ...

The Texas Standard is excited to share the Beachchombing Report from Jace Tunnell, Director of Community Engagement for the Harte Research Institute at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. The series ...