Florida Keys' "mollusk meteorologist," a queen conch, is predicting six more weeks of winter, similar to Punxsutawney Phil's ...

The Louisiana Department of Health has closed down oyster harvesting in the area east of Lake Borgne and issued a recall for ...

Known for their powerful punch, mantis shrimp can smash a shell with the force of a .22 caliber bullet. Yet, amazingly, these ...

Forget about Mike Tyson or Muhammad Ali, the fastest punch in the world belongs to the mantis shrimp. This shrimp can smash a shell with the force of a .22 caliber bullet and remain intact despite the ...

A conch living underwater in the Florida Keys agreed with groundhog Punxsutawney Phil's prediction of six more weeks of winter.

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, ...

A massive whale skeleton on Monday became a centre of attraction for large crowds at the open house held at ICAR-Central ...

He reached into cracks and peered into crevices with a flashlight, hoping to find an endangered marine snail whose shell recently has become California’s state seashell: the black abalone. Seven ...

UNIONDALE, NY / ACCESS Newswire / February 4, 2025 / Marquis Who's Who honors Steven M. Stanley, PhD, for his expertise in paleontology. Dr. Stanley is a leading authority in paleontology and an ...

The Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum & Aquarium will host a guided Sunrise Shell and Mollusk Stroll on Feb. 12 at 7 a.m. at Lighthouse Beach, at 110 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel. Participants will ...