An animal contortionist was captured by beachgoers in the Chinese province of Fujian. An octopus crawled towards what ...

Now that we've covered what coral is, let's dive in to some other facts about this ocean superstar. Hard corals, along with crushed shells of marine organisms such as molluscs, help to form the ...

The seashore is rich with nutritious food sources that can be combined with land plants to create a delicious nutrient-dense ...

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.

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From wonders of the world and royal resting places to tales of crusaders, these fascinating facts about Petra will amaze you. Deep in the Jordanian desert, the ancient stone city of Petra has a ...

The bioluminescent animal didn’t match up with anything they’d seen before, so they nicknamed it the “mystery mollusk.” “It sort of looks like it was made up from spare parts left over ...

On November 16, 1990, what appeared to be a fun-filled little family yarn about a kid left to his own devices at Christmastime and forced to fend off a couple of bungling burglars became an ...

A heart-shaped mollusc has evolved tiny windows that work like fibre-optic cables, the first known example in nature. Heart cockles (Corculum cardissa) are bivalve molluscs a bit like clams that ...

Undulating deep in Monterey Bay, the translucent mystery mollusc defied characterization. On Tuesday, scientists at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) announced their discovery ...

Researchers recently revealed a stunning new species of sea slug glowing in the ocean’s darkest depths. Known as the “mystery mollusk” or Bathydevius caudactylus, this nudibranch inhabits the ocean’s ...