The discoveries become more striking when calcite begins appearing inside the fossil shells. One small shell has been ...

Tiny plankton shells used to reconstruct past polar ocean temperatures may contain two different chemical stories, a new study by iC3 researchers has found. The work shows that Neogloboquadrina ...

Spectacular marine fossils tell the story of the long-gone Western Interior Seaway and the planet’s past aquatic life ...

Snail shells are often colorful and strikingly patterned. This is due to pigments that are produced in special cells of the snail and stored in the shell in varying concentrations. Fossil shells, on ...

A popular museum is under growing pressure to cut ties with fossil giant Shell after being accused of misleading children about the climate crisis. An investigation by climate advocacy group Comms ...

An examination of an aquatic, shrimplike creature that lived half a billion years ago offers insight into how arthropods with mandibles became so common. By Rebecca Dzombak About 70 percent of the ...

Snail shells are often colourful and strikingly patterned. This is due to pigments that are produced in special cells of the snail and stored in the shell in varying concentrations. Fossil shells, on ...