May improve skin texture Snail mucin may work to reduce ... Some processes involve cracking the shells and removing the snail bodies. One study found that a cruelty-free approach, which lessens ...

Researchers also propose a new method to classify snails by sorting them into similar groups based on overall shell shape, shell surface texture, and the arrangement of apertural barriers.

Their “atypical” shells are pointed spirals with a “ribbed” texture. Like other snails, the new species is hermaphrodite, having both male and female genitalia. Photos show the brown and ...

A tiny new snail species discovered in Thailand has been named after legendary artist Pablo Picasso, due to the strange, complex geometric patterns seen on its shell. The species, measuring only 3 ...