Scientists are using fossils to help uncover how ancient life survived mass extinction, offering insights for modern ...

This fossil site near a surprising city gives researchers and amateurs alike a window into a prehistoric world that's 309 million years old.

Continuing with its phrased reopening in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian in 2022, the Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum & ...

The Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum & Aquarium opened its new Great Hall of Shells exhibit. Here's what to know ...

For more than 100,000 years, coastal communities have harvested abalone (genus Haliotis). These gastropods, which are found ...

An enigmatic fossil, once considered one of the earliest mollusks, has recently been reclassified by scientists from Durham and Yunnan universities. This discovery challenges our knowledge about the ...

The research, which involved Brazilian and Australian scientists, used bivalve mollusks (oysters and mussels) as sentinel organisms to assess contamination. The results were published in the ...

Alberta's Pipestone Creek, dubbed the "River of Death," is a treasure trove of Pachyrhinosaurus fossils, offering unprecedented insights into dinosaur life. The dense bone bed, discovered in 1973 ...

The formation of calcite prism architecture in the prismatic layer of the mollusk shell involves the participation of a number of different proteins. One protein family, Asprich, has been identified ...

The fossil in question, Shishania aculeata, was found in Yunnan, China, and originally believed to be a transitional form between mollusks and their early relatives in the Lophotrochozoa group.

Jewelry makers have been showcasing the marine mollusk, and vintage sellers say ... and actually that is the color of some of these fossils,” she said. “But I think I’m most drawn to them ...