Ancient marine organisms have shed light on 66 million years of carbon dioxide levels and what it means for modern carbon emissions.

Oil giant must cut its emissions by 45%, a Dutch court has ruled.

A new nanoparticle derived from chitin, a polymer that makes up shrimp shells, could offer a way to safely deliver anti-cancer drugs to tumor sites.

People traded beads made from ostrich eggshells in vast exchange networks in Africa, researchers find. The practice was a way to maintain relationships.

Some mussels have genes that allow them to adapt to more acidic water, which could help them survive in the face of climate change.

New research indicates climate warming and mercury contamination at the time of the Deccan Traps volcanism.

New research sheds light on how animals went from being pretty squishy to evolving hard shells, carapaces, and skeletons.

3D images of more than 3,000 shells from clams, oysters, mussels, and other bivalves will allow scientists to ask deeper questions about biodiversity.