One branch on the tree of life is heavier as a team of scientists has determined what a bizarre group of extinct cone-shaped animals actually are. Known as hyoliths, these marine creatures evolved ...

After spotting a beautiful shell, Beckylee Rawls didn't think twice about picking it up to get a closer look. What she never could have imagined was that she was actually holding one of the world's ...

All these snakehead cowries were found dead. Sand grains wedged in the opening are a sure sign that neither the cowry nor a hermit crab lives inside. Select an option below to continue reading this ...

A strange, ancient creature that stood on stilts has finally found its place in the tree of life. For 280 million years, strange shelled animals called hyoliths lived on ocean floors around the world.

Thousands of people here in Hawai‘i and around the world wear this shell around their neck, but few people have ever seen a live textile cone shell. The famous puka shells are made by the large surf ...

A teenager has shared his near-death beach experience after picking up one of the world's deadliest animals—which harbors enough venom to kill 700 people. The teenager, identified only as Jono, from ...

Everything from historic ships to World War II mines have washed ashore on the Outer Banks, but the National Park Service says it is stumped by a bit of beach debris found recently by a curious park ...

Most seashells come from mollusks, a large group of marine animals, including clams, snails and oysters, which make shells as a protective covering. These shells are created from the outer surface of ...

TORONTO, ON (Canada) - One branch on the tree of life is a bit more crowded today. A team of scientists led by 20-year-old University of Toronto (U of T) undergraduate student Joseph Moysiuk has ...