How does a stripy tree snail hide from hungry birds? The Hypselostyla camelopardalis from the Philippines and Reinia ...

One of the highlights of this week’s beachcombing survey was finding my first cuttlebone washed up along the shoreline.

From dog teeth and snail shells to tea bricks and salt bars, these strange currencies show just how creative humans have been ...

Scientists have discovered two new species of microscopic, vividly coloured snails in Meghalaya’s limestone caves, officials said on Wednesday.The finding sheds light on the region’s largely ...

Seashells have carried spiritual meaning for people from antiquity to today, inspiring us with the emotions they evoke ...

More than 8,000 people submitted name suggestions for a tiny mollusk pulled from a sunken log nearly three miles beneath the ...

The oil giant says the documents ignore the critical context of the complex operating environment at the time.

British multinational Shell continued operating a major oil pipeline in Nigeria for years even though it knew it was causing widespread pollution - despite a warning from its own staff that it was ...

Evolutionary biologists are uncovering genomic mechanisms that allow populations to adapt quickly to different, hyperlocal habitats without splitting into new species. When she was a graduate student ...

Almost two miles beneath the waves of the Indian Ocean, a hydrothermal vent spews sulfur into the inky black waters. On its lip, a small snail is not only basking in the poison but converting it into ...

We associate nests with shelter, warmth, and a safe retreat – and usually picture a bird's nest made out of twigs, grass and feathers. Yet many other animals take advantage of such refuges, with nests ...