A new snail species discovered in South Sumatra shows how limestone habitats hide unique and vulnerable wildlife.

A snail's shell that protects it from attacks underwater could provide clues for designing improved body armor to guard human soldiers, a new study suggests. The research involved an unusual sea snail ...

Wildlife researchers have recorded hundreds of venomous species across oceans, forests, and rivers, yet many of the most ...

If you look at a snail's shell, the chances are it will coil to the right. But, occasionally, you might find an unlucky one that twists in the opposite direction - as fans of Jeremy the lefty snail ...

Snail shells coil in response to a lopsided protein gradient across their shell mantles, finds new research. In contrast the shell mantle of limpets, whose shells do not coil, have a symmetrical ...

It might sound unbelievable, but some snails can sleep for years; literally pressing pause on life until conditions improve.

Taking a trick from birds and butterflies, a mollusk shines blue using intricate structures that allow selective reflection of light. But unlike other animals, the blue-rayed limpet, a snail that ...