While reproducing from the side of the neck may seem odd, it is, in fact, par for the course for snails. That's because they are encased in protective shells that allow them to retreat from ...

Longan (Dimocarpus longan) is related to lychee. While the peel of lychee is pinkish-red and bumpy, that of the longan is ...

Summer is a great time to forage for invasive species for your supper, or dessert, including green crabs, periwinkles, ...

Purple was originally extracted from a sea snail shell found off the coast of modern Lebanon ... The colours are usually red, brown and black, and the motifs – although not the practice itself – are ...

For more than 100,000 years, coastal communities have harvested abalone (genus Haliotis). These gastropods, which are found ...

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.

Also known as "volcano snails," these gastropods grow a suit of metal-enriched scaly armor and have an enormous heart, which helps them survive in oxygen-poor water in the deep ocean.

P. augusta is also called the Mount Augustus snail, named after the only known habitat on New Zealand’s South Island where they were once natively found. About 20 years ago, a coal mining operation in ...

Oysters and escargot are recognized as luxury foods around the world—but they were once valued by the lower classes as cheap ...