New research unveils 14 previously unknown marine species, offering fresh insight into life hidden in the ocean’s depths.

The Santa Barbara Channel is a hotbed of biodiversity, thanks to the many species whose ranges meet and overlap in the area. As a transition zone between ...

The Department of Invertebrate Zoology was created in 1965 by the separation of the Department of Zoology into vertebrate and invertebrate branches. The Divisions of Marine Invertebrates and Mollusks ...

Using high quality molecular data, researchers have re-investigated a long-standing question about the position of two phyla of small aquatic invertebrates -- Kamptozoa and Bryozoa -- on the ...

WASHINGTON, Aug 1 (Reuters) - Earth's roughly 76,000 species of mollusks come in an impressive variety of forms including clams, oysters, scallops, mussels, snails, slugs and even some possessing ...

New research from the U.S. Geological Survey links certain pesticides we spray on our lawns to declining health for aquatic life in nearby creeks and streams. Researchers analyzed more than 400 ...

Noise from human activities is harming ocean invertebrates and ecosystems, new research shows. Noise from human activities is harming ocean invertebrates and ecosystems, new research shows. Scientists ...

The origin of the mollusk collections under the care of the Smithsonian Institution predates the formal establishment of the Department of Mollusks. Collections of shells began arriving at the ...

An artist's renditon of the "alien goldfish." Scientists identified a toothy structure in the animal's gut, suggesting it was some kind of mollusk. Joschua Knüppe via Twitter Scientists may have ...