Phylogenies are essential for organizing knowledge on biological diversity, structuring classifications, and providing insights into evolutionary events. Worldwide phylogenetic studies on mollusks ...

Not a day goes by without pediatric dermatologist Elizabeth (Lisa) Swanson, MD, seeing a case of molluscum contagiosum. Most often, the patient’s family has rightly been told by the pediatrician that ...

Sea mollusc shells are patterned not through conscious control, but by chemistry acting at the shell’s growing edge. A thin strip of tissue known as the mantle secretes both the shell material and its ...

Tiny mollusks are a huge problem for the Great Lakes. Hundreds of different species of plants and animals call the Great Lakes home, but some residents, like the zebra mussel, aren't welcome. The ...