P. augusta is also called the Mount Augustus snail, named after the only known habitat on New Zealand’s South Island where ...

They say beauty is everywhere if we have eyes to see. A team of scientists looked at a tiny, 3-mm snail and saw art. An international group of malacologists (researchers studying mollusks ...

Popularly known as ‘buzina’, these palm-sized sea snails are often used in local dishes like ‘feijoada’ (a bean stew). But researcher Sandra Lage warns that eating them without first removing the ...

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It was not just one individual dyeing a garment for a king.” The dye is extracted from the glands of three types of murex snails. According to the researchers, Tel Shiqmona was likely selected ...

Sea pigs and sea spiders were found in the Antarctic Ocean’s depths A new butterfly-like animal was seen spawning live on camera Discoveries were made during the ANZIC deep-sea expedition ...

Scientists studied deep-sea lifeforms while tracking the effects of climate change on Antarctica’s Denman Glacier. While at sea, the scientists trawled up some unusual critters. The sea pig was ...

The colossal squid, the world’s largest squid species, was caught on video for the first time swimming in its natural habitat, according to a California ocean research organization. This squid ...

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One fragile creature scientists were able to study was a sea butterfly, a type of sea snail that glides majestically through water. The specimen they captured, nicknamed "Clio", laid eggs in one ...

The squid in the video offers an unprecedented look at the mysterious, deep-sea species—and on top of that, it’s a juvenile. “We get to introduce the live colossal squid to the world as this ...