Oceanographer Anya Stajner was recently enjoying a sunset walk along the La Jolla Shores beach when a vibrant violet pop of color caught her eye in the sand. She got down on her hands and knees and ...

This snail became the first animal living on deep-sea hydrothermal vents to be added to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species—it also turns poisonous sulfur into armor ...

Shimmering purple Janthina sea snails, a rare tropical species, have been discovered on San Diego beaches for the first time in a decade. Their appearance is linked to warmer ocean currents, raising ...

Scientists have made some startling discoveries about the ‘teeth’ of one species of marine snail — the limpet. Limpet teeth are used to break down rock so that the sea-going snail can get to the food ...

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