Ancient sea creatures sported mohawk-like spines LONDON — When scientists discovered two ancient sea creatures from 430 million years ago, they didn’t expect to find themselves drawing parallels with ...

Giant clams grow huge by relying on algae for energy. Scientists found genes that help them live with algae and grow big.

Mollusks are also important prey for a wide variety of animals, from mammals to birds to snakes to fish, and their sensitivity to environmental pollution makes them excellent indicators of overall ...

What do nine Hawaiian snails have in common with the Texas longhorn, the Florida panther and the California grizzly bear?

New research reveals how resident algae altered the genome of these fabled sea creatures, allowing them to access more nutrients.

so the mollusks were reintroduced on a neighboring island that’s free of invasive species Shi En Kim Aging gracefully comes naturally to these creatures, which can live for hundreds, and ...

Giant clams, among the largest mollusks in the ocean, are a fascinating part of tropical coral reefs. These enormous ...

Drawing on over 300 scientific studies, we have evaluated the evidence of sentience in two groups of invertebrate animals: the cephalopod molluscs or, for short, cephalopods (including octopods, squid ...