Millions of years ago, some prehistoric otters grew far larger than any species alive today. Fossils of the giant otter Siamogale show a powerful predator with jaws capable of crushing hard shells and ...

Scientists have discovered a new species of chiton, an ancient marine mollusk that has remained virtually unchanged for the ...

Mollusks are a highly diverse phylum (Mollusca) of invertebrate animals that constitute a major topic in zoology and evolutionary biology, encompassing classes such as Gastropoda, Bivalvia, and ...

According to the data considered by its authors—a team from the University of Sussex (UK) and Lund University ...

Not a day goes by without pediatric dermatologist Elizabeth (Lisa) Swanson, MD, seeing a case of molluscum contagiosum. Most often, the patient’s family has rightly been told by the pediatrician that ...

An international research effort has unveiled nearly 800 new species in the Pacific's Clarion-Clipperton Zone. These deep-sea ...

Gulls are often seen as intruders in our daily lives. But researchers are discovering what really motivates them—and ...

A new species of chiton — a tiny, armored marine mollusk from a lineage roughly 500 million years old — has been identified ...

This ‘living fossil' sat on the ocean floor for years before anyone realized what it really was.

Scientists in South Korea identified Acanthochitona feroxa, a new chiton species long mistaken for a nearly identical mollusk.

“Living fossil” is often misused, but chitons really haven’t changed much in about 300 million years.

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - Its name is hard to pronounce and spell. But that’s not the big concern for worrying parents. Doctor Cara Hamilton with Black Hills Pediatrics tells you all you need to know ...