Between the 16th and 19th centuries, when colonialism was the prevailing order, it is not surprising that scientific expeditions, specimen deposits in natural history museums, and descriptions of ...

In the race to make advanced technologies cheaper, cleaner and more efficient, scientists are turning to an unlikely teacher: a small marine mollusk. Researchers at UC Irvine, working with partners in ...

Visitors and locals flock to La Jolla’s beaches in the summer, but another group of beach-goers also is making its way to the shore by the thousands. This month is a good time for those who walk La ...

From octopuses to snails, the complicated molluscan family tree has now been mapped in unprecedented detail, researchers report. This includes sequences for 13 new complete genomes from across the ...

The world of paleontology recently found itself in a mosh pit of excitement due to two unlikely rockstars named Punk and Emo. These are not your typical music icons, but a pair of 430 million-year-old ...

An international team of researchers has discovered two new ancient mollusk species, and both seem to have sported some punky hairstyles back in their day. Fossil-based renderings of the mollusks ...

Image showing a detailed 3D model of Emo, reconstructed as a digital virtual fossil. Credit: Imperial College London Molluscs are one of life’s most diverse animal groups. Because of limited ...

Fossils of two prehistoric marine molluscs with distinctive spiky “hairstyles” have been discovered and named Punk and Emo. Their strange appearance highlights the ancient diversity of molluscs – ...

Filter-feeding mollusks respond to water pollution in a very detectable and measurable manner. With that fact in mind, scientists have created a commercial water-quality-monitoring system that uses ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Marine biologists have found a new sea slug that is right at home in ...