In 59 B.C.E. Julius Caesar, future dictator of Rome, gifted his favorite mistress Servilia a black pearl earring of such size ...

Mollusks have produced many evolutionary innovations since they first appeared 540 million years ago, including spiral shells and a toothed tongue. A new study shows that about half of these ...

Next time you’re scanning the shoreline, you might just spot one of the ocean’s most overlooked treasures: ivory tusk shells.

Snails have shells the moment they're born, but it's kind of hard to tell. In fact, it's hard to even see a baby snail. Some are nearly microscopic, such as Angustopila psammion, whose adult-sized ...

Shell colour variation in mollusks is a multifaceted trait governed by complex genetic mechanisms that orchestrate pigment biosynthesis, tissue differentiation and biomineralisation. Studies indicate ...

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NEW CAREER WAS WORTH THE WAIT. AND YOU SAID THIS NUMBER. WELL, THIS THIS WHOLE ECOSYSTEM HERE FOR BRENDAN DOYLE, THE OWNER OF GREAT MARSH SHELLFISH COMPANY, THIS LAND IS A DREAM. COME TRUE. I’M THE ...

The Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum & Aquarium on Sanibel Island has reopened its Great Hall after repairs from Hurricane Ian. Phase 1 of the museum's reopening features exhibits with 600,000 ...

When I say I am a malacologist, I often am asked if that is a bad ecologist. No, I study the animal group Mollusca, which includes slugs, snails, sea slugs, clams, tusk shells, chitons (“coat of mail” ...

Seashells are so plentiful that you may sometimes take them for granted. Scientists have estimated that just one small stretch of beaches along the Gulf of California contained at least 2 trillion ...