Scientists are increasingly worried we may be witnessing the start of the “sixth mass extinction” – the first to be caused by ...

Something strange happens the moment a snail touches a water droplet, and the physics behind it will make you rethink ...

Snails are among the most feared pests in the garden. These crawling creatures can stealthily destroy weeks of work in a ...

On Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays this summer, Duxbury Beach and Mass Audubon will offer fun, free and educational ...

While the great majority of commercial seafood products in the U.S. are safe to consume, a UB infectious disease expert says ...

A complete Cretaceous shellfish fossil. (University of Portsmouth) Nature has imbued its mothers with many surprisingly ...

Each mussel can spawn thousands of offspring.

Biological Invasions indicates that Brazil currently has at least 82 non-native mollusk species, in addition to 13 whose origin cannot ...

Oysters may very well be a delight to look at but can they be eaten with the same enthusiasm? No, according to Collette ...

Seafood is an ever-increasing part of the American diet. And once viewed as an exotic specialty, raw seafood dishes in particular, such as sushi and sashimi, are now commonplace.

Neil the Seal, Tasmania's viral elephant seal, is back. Watch videos of the 2,200-pound wildlife visitor destroy fences and ...

Ancient deep-sea organisms suggest movement, sexual reproduction, and complex animal life began earlier than previously thought.