A new study reveals a bright spot for shellfish populations in the northeast Pacific Ocean. Combining paleontological tools and archaeological data ...

Fossils offer a glimpse into Earth's ancient life, revealing the origins and evolution of complex organisms. Discoveries like ...

Most foraminiferan species reside on the seafloor, but paleontologists are particularly interested in planktonic species, ...

It is said that only a few people alive today still work with the remarkable "sea silk," which has been long prized for its enduring sheen.

Our friend Derek invited PaleoCris, Ashley, and myself out to a couple of cool sites he hunts for druzy quartz crystals and calcite crystals in fossil clam shells! The sites aren't terribly far apart ...

What makes these crystals unique is that they are formed inside 2 million year old fossil clam shells and are one of the very few gemstones that can be found in Florida!

Researchers have found that ocean acidification entered a "danger zone" in 2020, suggesting increased carbon dioxide levels ...

In assessing the fossils of thousands of bivalve species ... These highly ornamented clams built parts of their shells with a super strong biomaterial called nacre - think iridescent pearls - and had ...

Not everything dies in a mass extinction. Sea life recovered in different and surprising ways after the asteroid strike 66 million years ago. Ancient fossils recorded it all.

The story of a quahog clam nicknamed "Ming" captured headlines in 2006 — and again in 2013 — after scientists discovered that the mollusk was believed to be the world's oldest living animal ...

Fossil shells have been an important part of how we’ve mapped the layers of the earth.” Laura Hecox, the Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History's foundational collector, in 1888.