How smushed shells could help to resolve paleontological mysteries. By Asher Elbein You never know where a bit of unusual scientific research is going to lead. Consider a 2012 study about turtle ...

Shell-rich rocks trace a mostly upward climb in ocean life, with each mass extinction slashing both diversity and biomass ...

Want to find some blue sea glass? How about a fossil, or a cool rock? These are the best beaches in RI to start looking.

Paleontologists discover fossil of ancient turtle species that never grew a shell. By Mike Wehner. Updated Aug 24th, 2018 8:37AM EDT. Image: Field Museum .

By analyzing foram shells recovered in drill cores, study led by geologists links rapid climate change that led to thermal maxima 50 million years ago to rising CO2 levels.

Modern scallops don't fluoresce under UV light. According to Wolkenstein, the compounds in the fossil shells that glow under UV light were formed during the fossilization process.