There is a remarkable snail with breathtakingly beautiful shells that can only be found in Cuba. It is not native to any ...

If you go down to the beach for a spot of rock pooling this summer, just be mindful of exactly which species you might come across. One person in Japan had a very lucky escape when she picked up a ...

Adorned with colorful glass “jewels,” this miniature brass snail’s shell was striking enough to fetch $51 at auction.

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 ...

Modern cone snail shells are washed in color and full of intricate patterns. These aren't just pleasing to the eye; they also help scientists tell different species apart. But after millions of ...

However, we do know that there are over 700 species of cone snails still in existence, and shell patterns can vary in fine detail within a species -- although each has a set of broader parameters ...

Thai craftsman Jukkit Suksawat specializes in mother-of-pearl art and is determined to keep the ancient craft alive by doing it the traditional way. Business Insider Subscribe Newsletters ...

The snail’s shell defies the smooth spirals we associate with its kind. Instead, it folds into boxy, angular whorls, a shape one researcher described as “like a cubist interpretation of other ...

The New Orleans sculpture, which Thomas titled "History of Conquest," is based on “Snail with Nautilus Shell,” a delicate 8-by-10-inch piece of art that was created in 1630 from a nautilus ...

A massive figure in Dorset, England, of a naked man wielding a club, known as the Cerne Abbas Giant, is not prehistoric, as was previously believed, according to tests of snail shells found on the ...

The snail grazes lichen material from the substrate and applies it to the surface of its shell with its mouth. Even young snails are able to do so. As a result, a snail carries mountains of ...