Smithsonian scientists and colleagues report that snails successfully crossed Central America, long considered an impenetrable barrier to marine organisms, twice in the past million years—both times ...

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. Instead of showing ...

This past week’s strandline delivered a spectacular mix of open-ocean drifters, man o’ wars, blue buttons, by-the-wind sailors and — tucked among them — one of my favorite finds: the purple storm ...

Researchers have found a type of snail, new to South Florida, that might have arrived as a stowaway on a ship. The sea snail, officially called a “Naria turdus,” is supposed to be in the Eastern ...

More than 8,000 people submitted name suggestions for a tiny mollusk pulled from a sunken log nearly three miles beneath the surface of the Northwestern Pacific. The animal, a chiton, now carries the ...

Strong onshore winds this week brought in one of the Gulf’s more unusual drifters, the purple sea snail. While riding my e-bike on the beach, I found around a dozen washed ashore, many of them still ...

The snails and other mollusks around hydrothermal vents have evolved to thrive in extreme conditions, but mineral extraction ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

A tiny, exquisite group of sea creatures rarely seen by humans has made a brief return to San Diego. One of the few people deeply familiar with the species found them while walking her dog at La Jolla ...

Pteropods, or 'wing-footed' sea snails and slugs, may be more resilient to acidic oceans than previously thought, scientists report. By digging into their evolutionary history, the research team found ...