For a diminutive mollusk, the slipper snail sure has managed to rack up a lot of names.* Among scientists, the creature goes by Crepidula fornicata and has a reputation for invading the phytoplankton ...

We are coming into that perfect window of summer when the greenhead season is over and those of us who live near salt marshes can go outside again, the days are warm and breezy, the beach beckons.

We are coming into that perfect window of summer when the greenhead season is over and those of us who live near salt marshes can go outside again, the days are warm and breezy, the beach beckons.

I recently received an email from a reader describing a shell he found washed up on a wintery beach, something he grew up calling a ‘half deck’ - as in, he clarified, a boat. He had included a photo ...

Many animals change sex at some point in their lives, often after reaching a certain size. A type of snail called slipper limpet begins life as a male, and becomes female as it grows. A new ...

There are several species of animals who change their sex at some point during their lives. You may remember that the plot of Jurassic Park hinges on it. This trait is called sequential ...