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

If you think the royals did not go gaga over a colour, then you’re wrong, as they chose the colour purple to define royalty.

Escargot is popping up on menus at more eateries around the Pittsburgh region. While not quite as prevalent as the Pittsburgh ...

Cone snails may appear small and harmless, but some species possess an extremely potent venom used to immobilise prey. Found ...

Snails can hide in their shells for months or even years, slowing metabolism and sealing in moisture to survive harsh ...

It was huge. Its light brown shell stood taller than the tip of my shoe. Its yellowish-green body stretched about an inch ...

From movement to mating signals, slug slime plays a vital role in survival and explains those silvery garden trails.

A forgotten form of life has reemerged after more than a century.

Researchers rediscover tiny tropical land snails, reclassifying lost species and reshaping the tree of life in Central America.

It’s so she can hang out with what’s in there: snails. Really she just wants to count them – or any evidence of them. And her description of these little beings with eyes on two stalks and little ...

A team of archaeologists from the University of Barcelona (UB) has documented the use of trumpets made from sea snail shells in various Neolithic settlements on the Catalan coast. These artefacts, ...

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