HRI's “Beachcombing” weekly series offers an opportunity to see strange, fascinating objects and species on the beach, but it also offers a window into the Gulf of Mexico.

Each purple storm snail that washes ashore carries a story of remarkable survival at the ocean’s surface, Jace Tunnell writes ...

Purple storm snails spend their entire lives floating upside down, held aloft by a handmade raft of bubbles. Using mucus and air, they construct a frothy flotation device that keeps their lightweight, ...

While not harmful to humans, the moon snail is a predator that uses slow and methodical processes to consume clams and other snails.

We’re all familiar with La Jolla’s sea lions, harbor seals, orcas, garibaldi and seabirds. But in this series of stories called Species of the Month, the Light sheds light on other, lesser-known ...

Garden snails seem simple, but they’re full of strange features and habits most people never notice. They move slowly, hide [ ...

More aquariums now feature shrimp, snails, frogs, and crabs instead of fish. Experts say these tank pets need less space, ...

As part of the EU project ECOTIP, an international team of researchers, including the Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon, has analyzed the sea off Greenland more comprehensively than ever before. The key ...

The molluscs are decimating food chains in Switzerland, have devastated the Great Lakes in North America, and this week were spotted in Northern Ireland for the first time ...

Heating means pests breeding and spreading faster, warn scientists, with simplified current food system already vulnerable ...

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