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Mollusks, from land snails and slugs to oysters and mussels in the sea, have a few things in common. They have a head. They have a soft middle part that holds their organs. Then, some have a muscle ...

It is virtually impossible for a prospective Magellanic penguin mother to find or build a soft spot to lay her eggs. So it turns out that her eggs come with extra-thick shells to withstand being laid ...

Snails have shells the moment they're born, but it's kind of hard to tell. In fact, it's hard to even see a baby snail. Some are nearly microscopic, such as Angustopila psammion, whose adult-sized ...

Most seashells come from mollusks, a large group of marine animals, including clams, snails and oysters, which make shells as a protective covering. These shells are created from the outer surface of ...

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Four bivalve specimens from Antarctica’s Seymour Island analyzed in the University of Michigan study, showing the range of sizes of the different mollusks. Species names clockwise from the top shell: ...

Scientists from McGill University have developed a new type of glass inspired by the inner layer of mollusk shell. When the glass they have developed suffers an impact, rather than shattering like ...