Overshadowed by foodstuffs like tuna, sea urchins, and oysters, clams aren't often associated with raw seafood. Yet, from New England to Japan, several regions showcase the beauty of the mollusk sans ...

A new exhibit has hatched at the Paleontological Research Institution’s Museum of the Earth. “Marvelous Mollusks: The Secret World of Shells” opened on June 6, made possible due to support from the ...

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Researchers have discovered an unlikely new species within the ocean's midnight zone: a glowing "mystery mollusk." Although the apple-size species, named Bathydevius caudactylus, is classified as a ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Prem Bahadur Budha is Nepal’s leading malacologist, having described 18 new-to-science species of mollusks, mostly land snails, from his homeland.

Boulder, Colo., USA: The consequences of a warming climate are known to be dangerous for marine ecosystems, with environmental changes like ocean acidification and warming, disrupted nutrient supplies ...

Between the 16th and 19th centuries, when colonialism was the prevailing order, it is not surprising that scientific expeditions, specimen deposits in natural history museums, and descriptions of ...

An international team of researchers has discovered two new ancient mollusk species, and both seem to have sported some punky hairstyles back in their day. Fossil-based renderings of the mollusks ...

It’s not causing panic! in the fossil record, but a 430-million-year-old mollusk discovery in Britain is a source of excitement for some scientists. By Kate Golembiewski Mark Sutton, an Imperial ...

Nature has a lot to offer to humans. Most precious jewelry is made from metals and stones buried deep within the Earth’s surface but the discovery of these rare jewels is not just limited to land. The ...