Snails can hide in their shells for months or even years, slowing metabolism and sealing in moisture to survive harsh ...

Eggshells have many garden uses. They can help nourish the soil, change the pH, and kill pathogens. However, they're not ...

It’s so she can hang out with what’s in there: snails. Really she just wants to count them – or any evidence of them. And her description of these little beings with eyes on two stalks and little ...

A rare, vibrant purple sea snail, Janthina, washed ashore in La Jolla, California, captivating beachgoers. These unique ...

A class of ultrasmall fluorescent core-shell silica nanoparticles developed at Cornell is showing an unexpected ability to ...

If you're visiting a sandy beach you may like to reflect on something that might be going on below your feet. Lurking behind ...

Scientists warn that a proposed expansion of Port Everglades could cause unprecedented damage to corals in the U.S., ...

In 1888, researchers aboard the R/V Albatross began the world’s first concentrated marine research expeditions off California’s Pacific coast. The team collected untold plant and animal specimens, ...

Pearls begin as irritants within oysters, which respond by slowly covering the foreign object with layers of nacre. This ...

Part of the ocean known as the upper twilight zone is one of the least-explored ecosystems on Earth because it’s so expensive ...

Taqueria El Asador, a beloved Pensacola taco and Mexican food stand, may soon have a new home. Since 2014, El Asador has been located behind a Shell gas station at 7955 N. Davis Highway. The owner of ...

But cleverness is hard to define - animals have to contend with different challenges in life and what might be clever or ...