A new species of tusk shell, a burrowing marine mollusk, has been discovered in deep, North Atlantic waters by scientists ...

It’s finally happened!” one researcher exclaimed during the team’s livestream on December 3rd, with another adding, “A ...

"A dream come true." The research crew of the E/V Nautilus was over the moon after spotting an actual nautilus during an ROV ...

An ancient group of marine mollusks evolved two different ways to see — and the visual trajectory a species took may depend on a seemingly unrelated body feature, a new study suggests.

Unlike clams, the heart cockle doesn't need to open wide to bask in the sun. It has a clever trick up its shell: tiny, ...

Impact on marine life Kawamura’s work focuses mainly on abalone, a marine mollusk and one of the world’s most expensive seafoods. Abalone were among the species in the affected area that had ...

Since the first fiber optic cables rolled out in the 1970s, they've become a major part of everything from medical devices to high-speed internet and cable TV. But as it turns out, one group of marine ...

Nudibranchs, or sea slugs, are soft-bodied marine gastropod mollusks.Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute senior scientists Bruce Robison and Steven Haddock first encountered the odd animal in ...

Researchers have discovered an unlikely new species within the ocean's midnight zone: a glowing "mystery mollusk."Although the apple-size species, named Bathydevius caudactylus, is classified as a sea ...