Scientists have discovered a new species of chiton, an ancient marine mollusk that has remained virtually unchanged for the ...

It’s not uncommon for newly discovered species to make the news, especially when they are found 5,500 meters underwater. What ...

Paleobiologist Geerat Vermeij is enthralled with mollusks. Their shells line the surfaces and fill the cabinets and drawers in his office on the second floor of the Earth and Planetary Sciences ...

An itsy-bitsy mollusk in Borneo is the new record holder for the world's smallest known snail, a new study finds. Its shiny, translucent, white shell has an average height of 0.027 inches (0.7 ...

The golden mussel threatens to disrupt California's surface water delivery system, from the Sacramento San Joaquin River ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The abalone is critically endangered due to overfishing and black market seafood sales. The random find occurred along the ...

The construction industry is one of the most polluting due to its high contribution to CO2 emissions. A team from the Belmez Higher Polytechnic School (University of Cordoba) develops more sustainable ...

Scientists have created a lifelike model of a long-extinct sea creature using a 3-D printer. The oval-shaped mollusk — a type of multiplacophoran called Protobalanus spinicoronatus — crept around on ...

The construction industry is one of the most polluting due to its high contribution to CO2 emissions. In addition to its significant environmental cost, its materials are made from nonrenewable ...