The creature lives in the “midnight zone," an area of the ocean so deep that sunlight never reaches it. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute In February 2000, scientists spotted an unusual, ...

Some of the most bizarre lifeforms on Earth lurk in the deeper realms of the ocean. There was so little known about one of these creatures that it took 20 years just to figure out what exactly it was.

Over two decades ago, researchers spotted a mysterious sea slug swimming more than 8,000 feet deep in the Monterey Bay. In February 2000, scientists from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute ...

A tiny sea mollusk uses eyes made of a calcium carbonate crystal to spot predators lurking above, researchers say of the first such rocky lenses found in the animal kingdom. While scientists had ...

A team of researchers at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) has discovered a glowing “mystery mollusk” within the ocean's midnight zone. The species, named Bathydevius Caudactylus, ...

Seattle restaurant Mollusk has removed its 20 percent service charge and returned to the practice of accepting tips, according to chef/owner Travis Kukull. The restaurant opened in October in a ...

Scientists have turned to an unusual mentor to learn how to better design the next generation of armor: marine mollusks. While humans have done a pretty good job historically of designing strong armor ...

"The Mollusk is a tongue-in-cheek gem. It is to art-rock what The Hudsucker Proxy is to Capra films." --Les Claypool A couple weeks ago, I received a text from my friend Mickey Melchiondo, asking if I ...

Scientists from Southwest China's Yunnan Province published a significant study in journal Science on Friday, unveiling the origins of Shishania aculeata, a species of mollusk existing 514 million ...

The way the scale armor works is that when in contact with a force, the scales converge inward upon one another to form a solid barrier. When not under force, they can 'move' on top of one another to ...