Scientists are increasingly worried we may be witnessing the start of the “sixth mass extinction” – the first to be caused by ...

Over half of mollusc species that cluster around underwater vents and hold promising potential for medicine and technology ...

The International Union for Conservation ‌of Nature (IUCN) renewed its call for a moratorium on such operations before UN-led ...

Rare molluscs that could advance medicine and technology are increasingly at risk as seabed mineral extraction expands.

Fossils of toothy, slug-like creatures that grazed the sea floor 500 million years ago have shed light on the origins of modern-day snails, shellfish and squid, a study said Wednesday. The most ...

Deep-sea mining threatens over half of molluscs reliant on hydrothermal vents, today’s update of The IUCN Red List of ...

Molluscs are invertebrates that make up one of the most numerous groups in the animal kingdom. They are everywhere, from great heights of over 3,000m above sea level to ocean profundities of over ...

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MOLL. COPY: 39088007981590 is 22 x 29 cm. MOLL. COPY: 39088007981590 has bookplate, gift of Alan R. Kabat. Seasonal dynamics of the number and some bioenergetic indices of the population of ...

GENEVA, July 9 (Reuters) - Over half of mollusc species that cluster around underwater vents and hold promising potential for medicine and technology are at risk of going extinct due to deep-sea ...

MORE than half of mollusc species living near underwater hydrothermal vents face extinction risk from deep-sea mining, the ...