For decades, biologists have known that hermit crabs forced to live in shells that are too small slow their growth. What wasn't clear was how they did it. New research suggests the answer isn't simply ...

She blows seawater beneath her and crawls away from the egg mass, leaving a “sand collar” behind. The eggs develop and finally hatch into free-swimming larval stages, eventually developing a shell and ...

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Ocean quahogs are a different species from standard hard-shell clams. They're found in colder, deeper water further out in ...

Venom is one of nature’s most terrifying weapons. Some animals use it to kill prey, while others use it to defend themselves ...

For centuries, historians and treasure hunters have searched for any physical proof of the Ark of the Covenant, one of the ...

Frontline Congolese workers who conduct safe burials are key to containing what experts fear could become the worst ever ...