Discover 17 of the most dangerous animals on Earth and learn what makes them so deadly to humans and other species.

Is this the world’s deadliest beach souvenir?

Raised without a single shell, these fish build nests on their first try, sharpen the skill, and still recall it a full year ...

Moon snails and lion's mane jellyfish are common sights on beaches during the spring and summer. Moon snails are carnivorous ...

Interactions between hard-shelled marine mollusks such as clams and snails and their predators play a critical but largely ...

The Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum highlights the endangered noble pen shell in its latest expert showcase.

Ants, like humans, have garbage. They dispose of their trash outside their nest in a dump called a midden, and the things they discard — seeds, rocks, dead nestmates — hold clues about their diet and ...

Most people don’t expect a shell museum in Florida to be anything more than a quick stop, and that’s exactly why this one catches them off guard. On a quiet stretch of Sanibel Island, there is a place ...

They adorn casual beachgoers, become treasured accessories for bridal parties and decorate the resplendent elite as they glide among guests at private dinners. Hawaiʻi is a rich resource for this ...

Deep beneath a limestone plateau in western Georgia, a snail smaller than a grain of rice has been living in total darkness — and scientists just identified it for the first time. The species, named ...

Deep beneath a limestone plateau in western Georgia, a creature smaller than a grain of rice has been quietly surviving in total darkness — possibly for millennia. Now formally identified for the ...

Snail hibernation, scientifically known as estivation or dormancy, is a fascinating survival mechanism that allows these mollusks to endure unfavorable environmental conditions. Unlike mammals that ...