Molluscs had a common origin with the annelids, as shown by remarkable ontogenetic similarities. Their common ancestors were non-segmented (non-eumetameric), acoelomate animals. Molluscs developed ...

If the clams could speak, what would they say? Surely we all ask ourselves this question every day. But a French startup is going further, allowing bivalves like clams, mussels and oysters to act as ...

Usually, the individuals of a population of marine species that have the potential to disperse over long distances all share a similar genetic composition. Yet every now and then, at small, localized ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Robyn Williams: And we stay in Tasmania at the museum in Hobart, still wet, with Dr Simon Grove and Rob ...

Invertebrate Biology, Vol. 115, No. 3, Symposium: Recent Advances in the Study of Invertebrate Feeding Biodynamics (Summer, 1996), pp. 218-231 (14 pages) The technique of endoscopic examination and ...

Researchers believe rising sea temperatures are to blame for the plummeting number of invertebrates such as molluscs and sea urchins at Rottnest Island off Western Australia, with some species having ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

The secret of imperial purple has been rediscovered. Purple was the colour of Rome's Caesars... A British amateur chemist has worked out how the ancient Romans dyed the togas of emperors this deep ...