In hydrothermal vent fields, a small snail evolved an iron-reinforced shell. Here’s how it challenges assumptions about ...

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A collection of fossil shells from marine snails and clams is challenging a theory that says the world’s deadliest mass extinction was accompanied by severe ocean acidification. Instead of showing ...

A collection of fossil shells from marine snails and clams is challenging a theory that says the world's deadliest mass extinction was accompanied by severe ocean acidification. The study is the first ...

TUNIS (Reuters) – A Tunisian history enthusiast is making dye from sea snail shells inspired by a school project decades ago on ancient Carthage and the purple colouring that brought fabulous wealth ...

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THE fascinating diversity of mollusc shells is showcased in these striking photographs of part of the shell collection at the Natural History Museum in London. The images are taken from Interesting ...

A Tunisian history enthusiast is making dye from sea snail shells inspired by a school project decades ago on ancient Carthage and the purple colouring that brought fabulous wealth to the classical ...

SAN DIEGO, CA — Shimmering purple shells have recently been spotted along the shore in San Diego. Scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego identified the shells as janthina, a ...

(20 Nov 2023) A curious South African sea snail is a prized dish in Asia. That has meant a trail of destruction. (Video by Alice Fung, Katie Tam, Nqobile Ntshangase. Produced by Brittany Peterson) ...