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

An animal's shell is subjected to stress throughout its life, and residual stress can be released and measured as strain. The shape and texture of the shell are advantageous features of design.

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

Filter-feeding mollusks respond to water pollution in a very detectable and measurable manner. With that fact in mind, ...

The fossil, called Shishania aculeata, reveals that the earliest molluscs were flat, shell-less slugs covered in a protective spiny armour. Shishania was initially referred to as "the plastic bag ...

A strange relationship has been observed between the shell and a passenger that rides on its back. Find out more.

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, ...

Heart cockles have windows in their shells made from natural optical fibers, allowing light through to the algae inside them.