Everywhere on the Outer Banks beaches are tiny holes. Snails that drill through shells, crabs that excavate tunnels, and air pockets where little bubbles pop as the waves recede – they all leave holes ...

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

The drill holes left in fossil shells by hunters such as snails and slugs show marine predators have grown steadily bigger and more powerful over time but stuck to picking off small prey, rather than ...

This story was originally published August 2017. Maybe collecting shells is a favorite pastime of yours, but you don’t know which is a moon snail and which is a mud snail. Or, you’re walking along the ...

Maybe collecting shells is a favorite pastime of yours, but you don't know which is a moon snail and which is a mud snail. Or, you're walking along the beach, and something shiny catches your eye, but ...