Can you tell a venomous aquatic creature from a non-venomous one? Test your knowledge of some of the world’s most dangerous underwater animals here. Most people, when asked, are able to name a few ...

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For National Snail Day, museum research fellow Melissa Betters explores the mollusks’ notable nature Melissa Betters A shell from the Cuvier tropid snail, a terrestrial species native to Madagascar, ...

An international team of experts has resolved long-standing questions about the evolutionary history of mollusks, one of the ...

Scientists discover what appears to be the second known living species of vampire squid swimming in deep water off Hainan island, China. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

It’s not causing panic! in the fossil record, but a 430-million-year-old mollusk discovery in Britain is a source of excitement for some scientists. By Kate Golembiewski Mark Sutton, an Imperial ...

A French startup is using mollusks to monitor and protect aquatic environments. Sentinel oysters and other bivalve mollusks are now monitoring ocean water quality and environmental degradation in ...

Two newly discovered, spiky creatures from the Silurian period—nicknamed Punk and Emo—are helping scientists reveal the early history of mollusks. Mark Sutton, Imperial College London. Altered into ...

Dr. Charles Lydeard, an MSU professor since 2016, teaches multiple courses including General Zoology lab and Principles of Evolution. However, his passion lies within mollusks, a group of animals ...

Boulder, Colo., USA: The consequences of a warming climate are known to be dangerous for marine ecosystems, with environmental changes like ocean acidification and warming, disrupted nutrient supplies ...