If you're visiting a sandy beach you may like to reflect on something that might be going on below your feet. Lurking behind ...

We go crystal hunting in Florida and find something really cool. Crystals growing inside ancient clam shells. Each find is both a fossil and a crystal at the same time. Plus, we had a lot of fun doing ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...

Not all bivalves are created equal. Oysters and clams are both bivalves—animals with two connected shells—but they have more differences than similarities. While the differences may not be obvious at ...