A rare, vibrant purple sea snail, Janthina, washed ashore in La Jolla, California, captivating beachgoers. These unique ...

A rare purple sea snail (Janthina) washes ashore in San Deigo. Scientists reveal its floating bubble-raft lifestyle, striking violet colour and how ocean currents unexpectedly carried it to the beach.

It's Christmas Eve and we are going to go celebrate being young and being alive.

HRI's “Beachcombing” weekly series offers an opportunity to see strange, fascinating objects and species on the beach, but it also offers a window into the Gulf of Mexico.

Shell colour variation in mollusks is a multifaceted trait governed by complex genetic mechanisms that orchestrate pigment biosynthesis, tissue differentiation and biomineralisation. Studies indicate ...