Eclipse framework provides better environment for the creation of user interface for the desktop application development. Before developing any shell, you have to think whether your UI is intuitive or ...

Tsukuba, Japan—Mollusks exhibit diverse shell morphologies, such as those seen in bivalves (e.g., clams) and gastropods (e.g., snails). Understanding the mechanisms underlying shell formation requires ...

It's hard to go to any beach without looking for a treasure or two in the sand. Florida's coastline is full of shells both rare and common. While seashell hunters can travel far and wide to scour good ...

Turtle shells evolved over the course of 300 million years, but self-defense wasn't the initial driver, researchers think.

Pies have been around for centuries, with the first recorded versions coming from ancient Egypt, Rome, and Greece as early as 9,500 B.C.E. Egyptians made a crust with a combination of oats and/or ...

Researchers at the University of Tsukuba have examined the developmental fate (the future tissue type) of shell-forming cells in mollusks using blastomere isolation and culture techniques alongside ...

Storms in general usually bring in an excess of shells – so Sanibel, the "seashell capital of the world," could possibly see more shells due to Ian's impacts. But the presence of excess shells could ...

Land hermit crabs have been using bottle tops, parts of old light bulbs, and broken glass bottles as shelters instead of shells. Polish researchers studied 386 images of hermit crabs occupying these ...