According to UNESCO, plastic waste makes up 80% of all marine pollution, with 8–10 million metric tons of plastic making its ...

Sea turtle shells balance strength, flexibility, and speed to ensure survival. A new study reveals surprising differences ...

Fortunately for shellers, some beaches need to be rebuilt every few years to keep them from eroding away and into the Gulf.

All mollusks build their own shells, whether they live in water or on land. Creatures like snails, clams, oysters and mussels use an organ called a mantle to secrete layers of calcium carbonate ...

A team of researchers from Northwestern University has developed a "carbon-negative" artificial sand that could replace ...

While snails generally have an external shell, slugs lack them entirely. Additionally, within this group are semi-slugs, which have shells they can only partially retreat into but are not entirely ...