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Researchers rediscover tiny tropical land snails, reclassifying lost species and reshaping the tree of life in Central ...

A new species of snail with a bizarre shell has surprised scientists. Discovered near massive waterfalls in pristine lowland rainforest in New Guinea, the tiny new species’ shell is shaped like a ...

While not harmful to humans, the moon snail is a predator that uses slow and methodical processes to consume clams and other snails.

Each purple storm snail that washes ashore carries a story of remarkable survival at the ocean’s surface, Jace Tunnell writes ...

Jeremy's counterclockwise shell is one in 100,000 which makes finding a mate hard Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her work has previously appeared ...

If you look at a snail's shell, the chances are it will coil to the right. But, occasionally, you might find an unlucky one that twists in the opposite direction - as fans of Jeremy the lefty snail ...

Generally, a shell is an evolutionary trait that allows a creature to retreat from predators. This is the case for almost all snails. But at least two species of snails use their shell in a much more ...

A rare purple sea snail (Janthina) washes ashore in San Deigo. Scientists reveal its floating bubble-raft lifestyle, striking violet colour and how ocean currents unexpectedly carried it to the beach.

ROCKVALE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Located in western Rutherford County, Snail Shell Cave is 13 miles of underground water passage through the limestone of Middle Tennessee. Snail Shell Cave has been known by ...