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

Also known as "volcano snails," these gastropods grow a suit of metal-enriched scaly armor and have an enormous heart, which ...

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

Dive into the realm of the sea cucumber, an unassuming creature that helped shape Australia’s pre-European culture.

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

The average human brain contains around 7 grams of plastic, but it’s unclear how this affects us. Now animal studies are ...

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

The Palm Beaches may not be the seashell capital of the world like Sanibel Island, but don't let that stop you. Here's where ...

Oysters and escargot are recognised as luxury foods around the world – but they were once valued by the lower classes as ...