Snails that drill through shells, crabs that excavate tunnels and air pockets where little bubbles pop as the waves recede – they all leave holes.

A 260 million-year-old fossil has been determined to be the oldest ancestor of turtles found to date, revealing something about the reptile's mysterious past.

Volunteers tidying up woods off Gettford Road in Eustis found more than a dozen gopher tortoise shells with holes apparently drilled into them.

A reamer refers to a rotary cutting tool that often used in metalworking to enlarge and smoothen the inside of holes.

How did those shells get those holes in them? And what's a mermaid's purse? A guide to almost every shell you'll find at the Jersey Shore.

Chilling photos show a blood-stained subway car with bullet holes and spent shell casings strewn about it after Tuesday’s shocking shooting aboard the train.

Officers found multiple shell casings at the scene. They also said a man was trying to leave the area in a car that had multiple bullet holes. The man was not hurt.

How to Line a Tart Shell Without Poking Holes in It Sometimes your greatest enemy is at the end of your fingertips.

Octopuses drill holes in their prey to get through their defenses. The researchers examined the empty shells of three species of octopus prey: an abalone, a kelp limpet, and a helmet snail.

COURTESY BOB LEINAU Cone snail shell with worm holes. Another borer that really is a worm is the bone-eating snot flower, a gelatinous creature with plume-bearing gills and rootlike tendrils that ...