Snails can hide in their shells for months or even years, slowing metabolism and sealing in moisture to survive harsh ...

Animals with Shell: Humans use technology to make protective gear, but many armored animals have been perfecting their natural defenses for millions of years. Scientists at places like the ...

Loggerhead sea turtles migrate thousands of miles through the world’s oceans, but they don’t travel solo—research shows they carry surprisingly diverse and abundant populations of tiny creatures on ...

Most people think of clams as a gooey blob inside of a two-piece shell, but there’s actually a lot more going on inside that shell that you might come to expect. While it’s true that a clam is rather ...