Hermit crabs have an intimate relationship with gastropod shells and show numerous activities by which they locate, select, and change shells in different contexts. They gather information about new ...

Researchers have solved the missing piece of a 350-year-old puzzle of how the pointed body parts of many animals grow to form their shape - including teeth, horns, claws, beaks, animal shells, and ...

Discoveries of new overarching rules or “laws” in nature are very rare. Surprisingly, my colleagues and I have found a new rule of biological growth that explains unexpected similarities in sharp ...

Alistair Evans receives funding from the Australian Research Council and Monash University, and is an Honorary Research Affiliate with Museums Victoria. Discoveries of new overarching rules or “laws” ...