Scientists have worried in recent years that rising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, which is increasing acidification of the ocean, will cause shells of sea creatures to be thin and ...

Climate changes from millions of years ago are recorded at daily rate in ancient sea shells, new research shows. Climate changes from millions of years ago are recorded at daily rate in ancient sea ...

Dinosaur eggshells, once treated as background scenery in fossil digs, have turned out to be some of the most precise ...

Scientists have developed a new technique to reconstruct the path and origin of debris from the missing flight MH370 that was lost over the Indian Ocean in 2014 with 239 passengers. The method, ...

A collection of fossil shells from marine snails and clams is challenging a theory that says the world's deadliest mass extinction was accompanied by severe ocean acidification. The study is the first ...

You probably get rid of your egg shells by throwing them into the nearest garbage can—an option that's both quick and free–but imagine if you had to dispose of the shells from 1.5 million eggs each ...

Lobster bisque and shrimp cocktail make for scrumptious meals, but at a price. The food industry generates 6 million to 8 million metric tons of crab, shrimp and lobster shell waste every year.

Using the Advanced Light Source (ALS) in California, scientists have revealed growth bands in plankton shells that show how shell chemistry records the sea temperature. Work currently continues at ...

Climate changes from millions of years ago are recorded at daily rate in ancient sea shells, new research shows. A huge X-ray microscope has revealed growth bands in plankton shells that show how ...