Of all the flora and fauna in the region, snails are not one I think about very often. On hikes, they fall into the “just” ...

Snails, with their distinctive spiral shells and unhurried movements, have long held the title for some of the slowest creatures on land. But why are they so slow? As we explore the fascinating ...

Turmoil at airports: How Congress is trying to fix the pilot shortage A glimpse of history: They fled the Nazis and found safety in China Moving at "a snail's pace” is a common idiom for slow ...

Inspired by a small and slow snail, scientists have developed a robot protype that may one day scoop up microplastics from the surfaces of oceans, seas and lakes. Inspired by a small and slow ...

Before each heat, Haynes gave the signal for race to begin: “Ready, steady, slow!” he said. And they were off, sort of. Some snails appeared to lock in on the finish line, making steady ...

You may find a kindred spirit in Grace Pudel. The snail-collecting and snail hat-wearing woman is the lead character in “Memoir of a Snail,” the largely enjoyable latest work from Australian ...

The World Snail Championships have been taking place ... The shelled creatures will compete across a round table, trailing a slow course between a small red inner circle to a large black outer ...

“Memoir of a Snail,” by the Oscar-winning Australian animator Adam Elliot, is a grubby delight, a stop-motion charmer that feels like falling into a dumpster and discovering an orchi ...