THE fascinating diversity of mollusc shells is showcased in these striking photographs of part of the shell collection at the Natural History Museum in London. The images are taken from Interesting ...

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Scientists have identified a group of genes that control the formation of shapes and colour patterns on the shell of the tropical marine mollusc referred to as 'abalone'. A study published today in ...

Enter the doors of Delaware Museum of Natural History and you are surrounded by towering skeletons of prehistoric beasts, a wall of eggs from around the world and even a giant squid overhead. Take a ...

Shells collection, including Garden Snail, Precious Wentletrap, Turbo snails, Turritella snail, Seashells and more. (Credit: Dr. Zachi Evenor / CC BY) Who ever though that a person could learn so much ...

An international team of experts has resolved long-standing questions about the evolutionary history of mollusks, one of the most diverse zoological groups on the planet. The study, published in ...

Mollusks, from land snails and slugs to oysters and mussels in the sea, have a few things in common. They have a head. They have a soft middle part that holds their organs. Then, some have a muscle ...

A collection of fossil shells from marine snails and clams is challenging a theory that says the world's deadliest mass extinction was accompanied by severe ocean acidification. The study is the first ...

PHILADELPHIA—Unknown to most non-scientists, the nation's oldest mollusk collection resides four floors above one of Philadelphia's busiest tourist areas and is now being pressed into action to ...

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How do sea molluscs create the consistent patterns on their shells? How do they know when and how to change the pigment?