There are repeat candidates, such as the endangered Canterbury knobbled weevil ( Hadramphus tuberculatus ), as well as new ...

Between the 16th and 19th centuries, when colonialism was the prevailing order, it is not surprising that scientific expeditions, specimen deposits in natural history museums, and descriptions of ...

Listen to the following audio clips to learn how to pronounce names of the San Antonio Spurs players and head coach. NBA.com Staff This page will continue to be updated as audio content is made ...

In the race to make advanced technologies cheaper, cleaner and more efficient, scientists are turning to an unlikely teacher: a small marine mollusk. Researchers at UC Irvine, working with partners in ...

Visitors and locals flock to La Jolla’s beaches in the summer, but another group of beach-goers also is making its way to the shore by the thousands. This month is a good time for those who walk La ...

Oregon toponyms, or place names, often originate from Native American languages, reflecting the region's history and culture. Correct pronunciation distinguishes locals from newcomers, with variations ...

Along Colombia’s Pacific coast, women belonging to the Afro-Colombian community who harvest piangüa mollusks have united in efforts to conserve these small, black-shelled clams. For generations, ...

An international team of researchers has discovered two new ancient mollusk species, and both seem to have sported some punky hairstyles back in their day. Fossil-based renderings of the mollusks ...

Fossils of two prehistoric marine molluscs with distinctive spiky “hairstyles” have been discovered and named Punk and Emo. Their strange appearance highlights the ancient diversity of molluscs – ...

Researchers have unearthed two fossils, named Punk and Emo, revealing that ancient molluscs were more complex and adaptable than previously known. Researchers have unearthed two fossils, named Punk ...