Turtles that crushed hard-shelled prey like clams and snails were reported to be more than five times more likely to survive ...

Snail shells are often colorful and strikingly patterned. This is due to pigments that are produced in special cells of the snail and stored in the shell in varying concentrations. Fossil shells, on ...

A new study has found that nearly half of the body traits identified across mollusks – a group that includes snails, clams, ...

Ocean acidification caused a mass extinction of marine life 66 million years ago, research into tiny shell fossils has shown. This could have implications for the current climate crisis, which is also ...

The authors of “A History of Life in 100 Fossils” write about the secrets of the animal kingdom Paul D. Taylor and Aaron O'Dea Fossils can illustrate evolutionary themes: speciation, evolutionary ...

Construction at a high school uncovered millions of fossils dating back nearly 9 million years. The fossils include unique species of fish that had never been found in the area before. The discovery ...

In a warmer climate, summers warm much faster than winters, according to research into fossil shells. With this knowledge we can better map the consequences of current global warming in the North Sea ...

TOPEKA (KSNT) – Fossils are everywhere in Kansas but there are some places where your chances of finding a link to the past are greater than others. The Sunflower State is home to numerous types of ...