News articles tagged with 'mollusc'
Oldest species of a marine mollusc discovered
— 22 Feb 2011 23:11 | BiologyAn international research team, with Spanish participation, has discovered a new species of mollusc, Polyconites hadriani, in various parts of the Iberian Peninsula. The researchers…
More than 200 new snails of the same genus described in a single study
— 19 Oct 2010 13:27 | BiologyTwo world experts in micro molluscs, Anselmo Penas and Emilio Rolan, have made an unprecedented description in a scientific publication of a combined total of 209 snail species. Commissioned…
Presence of snails points to forest recovery
— 17 Feb 2010 13:38 | EnvironmentA team of Catalan researchers has studied the changes in the make-up of animal populations following forest fires, and have concluded that malacological fauna are a good indicator of…
Rising acidity levels could trigger shellfish revenue declines, job losses
— 18 Jun 2009 09:41 | EnvironmentChanges in ocean chemistry - a consequence of increased carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from human industrial activity - could cause U.S. shellfish revenues to drop significantly in…
Researchers reconstruct seashells to model nervous system function
— 10 Apr 2009 13:09 | BiologyThe enchantingly coloured seashells that lend beaches their charm could also provide information about how the brain converts memories and sensory information into action, according…
Molluscs taste memories to build shells
— 2 Apr 2009 13:47 | TechnologyUniversity of California, Berkeley, graduate student Alistair Boettiger has amassed a beautiful collection of seashells, but not by combing the beach. He created them in his computer…
Discovering drugs, biofuels in tropical seas
— 8 Oct 2008 07:18 | EnvironmentThe National Institutes of Health has awarded $4 million to a group of Philippine and American scientists led by Oregon Health and Science University to aid in the discovery of new…
Pacific shellfish ready to invade Atlantic
— 8 Aug 2008 16:12 | EnvironmentAs the Arctic Ocean warms this century, shellfish, snails and other animals from the Pacific Ocean will resume an invasion of the northern Atlantic that was interrupted by cooling conditions…
Shells - a unique climate archive on the ocean floor
— 10 Jul 2008 15:21 | EnvironmentMost people who find a seashell during their summer holiday on the coast will probably not be aware that they have found a unique record of the climate. For Professor Bernd Schoene,…
Scientists patent a method to remove organic pollutants from molluscs
— 4 Dec 2007 02:48 | EnvironmentResearchers at the Universitat Jaume I (UJI) and the Spanish Research Council (CSIC) have patented an innovative method to remove organic pollutants, such as pesticide residues, from…