You had to hold your breath and dive a little to get through.” That’s how speleologist Katiya Pavlova summarized the ...

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

It’s ironic that it took the approval of a foreign emperor who had just conquered Napoleon to restore luxury status to ...

This is why Project Janszoon have established weka-proof areas within Abel Tasman National Park to try and give the snails a bit of respite. The fenced-off areas are around 70 by 70 meters (230 by 230 ...

Depositphotos Australia is famous for its stunning beaches, unique landscapes, and remarkable wildlife — but it’s also ...

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

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School of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, P. R. China Hubei Key Laboratory of Naval, Architecture and Ocean Engineering ...

You might expect danger to come with claws or size, but the real threat often comes in small, quiet forms. These animals kill using venom, parasites, or pure stealth. And in some cases, just being in ...

A tiny new snail species discovered in Thailand has been named after legendary artist Pablo Picasso, due to the strange, ...

Its brown, conical shell consists of 4.5–5 whorls ... These are tiny land snails with shell sizes less than 5 mm, found mostly in Southeast Asia, including former Indochina, Indonesia, 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 ...