Hermit crabs change shells throughout their lives, most commonly during a process called molting, when the animal sheds its exoskeleton.

Most carnivores have teeth to grasp and eat prey, so marine animals with teeth are not uncommon. Sharks, dolphins, eels, ...

Sensory features on the armored exoskeletons of ancient fish may be the reason why humans have teeth that are sensitive to ...

The other day, nature educator Brianna Varner was walking on the beach when she saw what appeared to be an empty shell ...

Besides revealing hidden aspects of animal life, the research also ... Oysters, which open their shells to eat and spawn, also have a lunar rhythm, a new study shows. In a recent experiment ...

Scales are small, hard plates that protect an animal's skin. Learn all about the 12 types of animals with scales here!

Tortoise shells are not just protective armor, they are living, breathing extensions of the animal’s skeleton, complete with ...

Whatever happened to animal spirits? BP is vulnerable following a fall ... Deals are often won on knowing when or when not to bid, and Shell appears to have a neat second-mover advantage. BLOOMBERG ...

Learn why both human teeth and an ancient fish contain a key sensory substance — but in different locations.

These human ancestors would have had plenty to take advantage of near these ancient rivers. Trees bore fruit all year, and ...

Many animals feed on seeds, acorns or nuts. The common feature of these are that they have shells and there is no direct way to know what's inside. How do the animals know how much and what ...

Fragments of a Homo erectus skull were among deposits of vertebrate fossils found when the Indonesian seafloor was being ...