Anything else, I would have taken pictures and left it there. But because it was this one-in-a-million, incredible fossil, I ...

For years, the Coleman family's fishing trips on the Alabama Gulf Coast were routine. But in 2021, their outing near a ...

"The turtle shell, which is roughly 4 feet long and 3 feet across, represents a new genus and species of leatherback sea ...

Sanibel Island is all about shells, so spend a day browsing the beach for nautical treasures and visiting the Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum & Aquarium, which has touch pools and a “Great Hall ...

A group of international scientists drew parallels between the species’ distinctive shell and the work of the Spanish artist.

Deep under the surface of the South China Sea, a new species waits buried in the sand. Matt Hardy via Unsplash More than 4,000 feet below the ocean’s surface, a crack in the seafloor spews gases into ...

A tiny new snail species discovered in Thailand has been named after legendary artist Pablo Picasso, due to the strange, complex geometric patterns seen on its shell. The species, measuring only 3 ...

Behind the glossy green shell lies a treasure trove of biology and history. Breaking into an emu egg shows how evolution shaped one of Earth’s toughest species. From survival in harsh Australian ...

Windowpane shells are edible but valued more for their shells which have been used for thousands of years as a substitute for glass. These beautiful translucent shells have been widely used in making ...

In its temporary home at a laboratory aquarium in China, a river creature began to “dance.” The small animal twisted its shell in circles, sometimes changing direction. Scientists watched the animal.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 118, No. 3 (January 19, 2021), pp. 1-5 (5 pages) Anthropogenic warming and ocean acidification are predicted to ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scientists have identified a new species of giant tortoise on the Galápagos Islands, using genetic data to determine that a group of 250 of the slow-moving grazing reptiles was ...