Giant clams, some of the largest mollusks on Earth, have long fascinated scientists. These impressive creatures can grow up to 4.5 feet in length and weigh over 700 pounds, making them icons of ...

The research fundamentally changes our understanding of early mollusk evolution. Instead of a simple progression from primitive to complex forms, these fossils show that early mollusks were already ...

10, 2025 — Evolution is traditionally associated with ... Discovery of 'Punk' and 'Emo' Fossils Challenges Our Understanding of Ancient Molluscs Jan. 8, 2025 — Researchers have unearthed ...

"This rapid period of evolutionary change means that few fossils have been left behind that chronicle the early evolution of molluscs," it explains.

Neurobiological emergentism” explains how sentience—the subjective feeling aspects of consciousness—developed in ancient ...

Feb. 10, 2025 — Evolution is traditionally associated with a process of increasing complexity and gaining new genes. However, the explosion of the genomic era shows that gene loss and ...

It’s suppertime in the Amazon of lowland Bolivia, and Ana Cuata Maito is stirring a porridge of plantains and sweet manioc over a fire smoldering on the dirt floor of her thatched hut, listening ...

The ratios of strontium isotopes in fossil shark teeth can be used to better understand how coastal environments evolved in ...

Imagine creatures that have survived since the time of dinosaurs. Species like the tuatara, sturgeon, crocodile, hagfish, ...

The Kagawa Prefectural Government Hall, for instance, reflects this evolution. While echoing the wooden structural aesthetic of his earlier works, the building embraces modernist principles ...