Toxin from one of the most venomous animals on the planet -- a deadly sea snail -- could help researchers figure out new ways to treat diabetes and other hormone disorders, a new study suggests. Photo ...

This past week’s strandline delivered a spectacular mix of open-ocean drifters, man o’ wars, blue buttons, by-the-wind sailors and — tucked among them — one of my favorite finds: the purple storm ...

Researchers have found a type of snail, new to South Florida, that might have arrived as a stowaway on a ship. The sea snail, officially called a “Naria turdus,” is supposed to be in the Eastern ...

Over the past two decades, the Gulf of Maine has become a popular landing spot for invasive species from across the world, ...

San Diego beachgoers are getting a rare and colorful treat. Stunning violet sea snails have recently made a surprise appearance along La Jolla Shores, riding in on a warm ocean current. Known as ...

A rare purple sea snail (Janthina) washes ashore in San Deigo. Scientists reveal its floating bubble-raft lifestyle, striking violet colour and how ocean currents unexpectedly carried it to the beach.

The margarita sea snail, which shoots out a toxic mucus web to catch prey, was discovered on a coral reef in the Florida Keys and was named after Buffett, who died on Sept. 1. When you purchase ...

Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/Public domain. I'm always looking for "surprises" in animal behavior and how environmental conditions can influence behavior and physiology over ...

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