A prehistoric sea monster never-before-known to man was hunting prey in North America 85 million years ago, fossils found decades ago in Canada reveal.

For more than 100,000 years, coastal communities have harvested abalone (genus Haliotis). These gastropods, which are found ...

It’s ironic that it took the approval of a foreign emperor who had just conquered Napoleon to restore luxury status to ...

Within the room, cave explorers discovered bracelets sitting atop stalagmites and other artifacts from a lost civilization.

Oysters and escargot are recognized as luxury foods around the world—but they were once valued by the lower classes as cheap ...

Hermit crabs are fascinating. Not only do these crustaceans often grow into massive creatures, but they also change shells ...

Beneath the crushing pressures and near-boiling waters of the Indian Ocean’s abyss crawls a creature so bizarre it seems ...

Seashells are the abandoned exoskeletons of mollusks, like snails and clams. Numerous seashell varieties, including ark ...

The deep sea begins at about 200 meters below sea level, where light starts to diminish in a region called the twilight zone.

Also known as "volcano snails," these gastropods grow a suit of metal-enriched scaly armor and have an enormous heart, which helps them survive in oxygen-poor water in the deep ocean.

The snails, whose shells measure about 2 inches (5 centimeters) in length on average, are sometimes called "sea pangolins" for their resemblance to the armor-plated land mammal. Individuals have ...