How do sea molluscs create the consistent patterns on their shells? How do they know when and how to change the pigment?

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 ...

The Great Marsh Shellfish Company is an oyster farm on the North Shore. Owner, Brenden Doyle, says it was a murky process at times, but he successfully harvested his first oysters last season. He ...

Scientists devised a mathematic model that helps explains how Nipponites, some of the wonkiest ammonites, built their shells. By Sabrina Imbler If you’ve seen one ammonite, you may think you’ve seen ...

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You can see it in the logarithmic whorl of a nautilus. The milky iridescence of an abalone. The spiked turret of a queen conch. Precision, elegance, strength. The seashell is a consonance of form and ...

NEW CAREER WAS WORTH THE WAIT. AND YOU SAID THIS. WELL, THIS THIS WHOLE ECOSYSTEM. I’M HERE FOR BRENDAN DOYLE, THE OWNER OF GREAT MARSH SHELLFISH COMPANY. THIS LAND IS A DREAM COME TRUE. I’M THE ONLY ...