Celebrate all things oysters during Chesapeake Oyster Week, taking place from March 21-31, 2025. Learn more about the popular ...

This plate-and-utensil set oozes charm. The hand-painted mollusks are outlined with just a touch of gold paint to make the ...

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The ocean’s beauty often hides unexpected threats, and one diver’s recent experience in Egypt’s Red Sea serves as a chilling reminder. What started as an innocent underwater exploration quickly turned ...

A project called The Ocean Census has discovered 866 new species in a global creature-finding mission under the sea.

In the sand surrounding coral reefs, the giant clam reigns supreme; they are massive, multi-colored, and statuesque. As the largest living bivalve mollusk, the giant clam acts as a lynchpin for its ...

A snorkeler had a dangerously close call after picking up a stunning seashell, unaware that it was potentially home to one of ...

As shelled members of the taxonomic class Gastropods within the phylum Mollusca, snails are found on both land and in the sea. Typically, they have a spiral-shaped shell into which they retract when ...

rodents and habitat loss threatened the snails on Deserta Grande Island, so the mollusks were reintroduced on a neighboring island that’s free of invasive species ...

SHELLCRAFTERS/THE COMMUNITY HOUSE Artist and J.N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge Supervisory Refuge Ranger Toni Westland designed the logo for the 88th Annual Shell Festival on March 6-8 at ...

In this study, the team has analysed the genomes of 77 mollusc species that are representative of eight major groups from around the world today, including lesser-known forms such as deep-sea ...