This intricate shell comes from a rarely seen creature that lives in the ocean's deeps.

A pair of researchers at Syracuse University has found evidence that an ancient squid-like creature with a paperclip-shaped shell may have lived for hundreds of years. Linda Ivany and Emily Artruc ...

From color-changing skin to jet-propelled motion, squid and cuttlefish have long fascinated scientists. To understand the origins of their unique characteristics, many attempts have been made to ...

If you’re a beachcomber with a good eye, there’s a chance you’ve spotted a tiny, curled “horn” in the sand. So, what sea creature is it from? Padre Island National Seashore shared a photo Friday of ...

Scientists have discovered a new clue about early ocean life in the days before dinosaurs, known as the early Cambrian period ...

During my beachcombing survey this week along the Texas coast, I was excited to find three Ram’s Horn shells washed ashore among the sargassum seaweed. Although these tiny white shells are often ...

Cephalopods comprise one of the most morphologically and ecologically diverse classes of mollusks, tracing their origins to the Late Cambrian. Extant lineages fall into two principal groups: ...