How do sea molluscs create the consistent patterns on their shells? How do they know when and how to change the pigment?

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A researcher has reviewed, from a molecular and morphological point of view, a family of marine gastropod molluscs, the Aeolidiidae nudibranch, and discovered eighteen new species. Molluscs are ...

The people’s mollusc: Scientists name strange deep-sea creature after thousands offer suggestions online - Eleven different online participants independently suggested the same successful name ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Robyn Williams: And we stay in Tasmania at the museum in Hobart, still wet, with Dr Simon Grove and Rob ...

If the clams could speak, what would they say? Surely we all ask ourselves this question every day. But a French startup is going further, allowing bivalves like clams, mussels and oysters to act as ...

A 480-million-year-old slug-like fossil has been uncovered in Morocco, shedding new light on the evolution of molluscs -- a diverse group of invertebrates that includes clams, snails and squids.

Whitburn Rocks, Sunderland: Tunnelling into the soft limestone helps them avoid predators, but they can grow too big to escape their sarcophagus Small boulders at the top of this beach are often ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

The Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology, Department of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries, University of Kerala and Suganthi Devadason Marine Research Institute, Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu are joining hands ...

If you were asked to name cute animals, it’s unlikely slugs would be high on the list but one mollusc could be about to change your mind. The Jorunna parva is a species of slug that has been described ...