Triton’s Trumpet, the largest sea snail in the Mediterranean growing up to 37cm, is threatened with extinction, according to a Greek marine NGO. Even though it is a protected species, the Triton’s ...

There is a point on the Southern California coast that looks very much like it has for hundreds of years. It's called Point Conception... (SOUNDBITE OF WAVES CRASHING) SHAPIRO: ...Home to one of the ...

The amount of care that is required to take care of a pet is an understatement for those who aren't pet owners. Now, put yourself in the shoes of the aquarists at the Bailey-Matthews National Shell ...

OKINAWA, Japan (WJW) — If it’s a cone, leave it alone — that’s what Beckylee Rawls learned after she went to the beach and held death in her hand last week. Rawls, a 29-year-old who lives in Okinawa, ...

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 ...

For National Snail Day, museum research fellow Melissa Betters explores the mollusks’ notable nature Melissa Betters A shell from the Cuvier tropid snail, a terrestrial species native to Madagascar, ...