Scientists are unraveling the mysteries of the ocean’s squishiest creatures—including one jelly that might be the oldest ...

Stone snail-crushers, like all other Labrochromis found in Lake Victoria, are known as “mouthbrooding care giver (s),” ...

What Frank didn’t realize at the time was that this seemingly harmless shell was not just alive, but one of the deadliest ...

Jamie Oliver’s take on a classic Valencian dish maybe deliciously tasty but it is not paella - here is the crucial reason why ...

Less adventurous eaters today see snails as a garden pest and are quick to point out ... by authors like Aristotle and Homer. Oyster shells found at Troy confirm they were a favoured food.

Marine snails were the source of the precious purple dye, painstakingly collected one drop at a time, that became the symbolic color of royalty. Shells may also have served as models for the ...

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 ...

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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.

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 ...