Beneath the surface of our everyday world lies a creature so small and unassuming, yet it holds a secret that defies expectations. While we often imagine large predators or grazing animals when ...

Step aside, Spider-Man: The world's strongest stuff isn't your silk; it's sea snail teeth. The teeth of the common limpet species (Patella vulgata) are tougher than Kevlar and stronger than spider ...

An artist’s illustration of Alligator munensis. The large tooth sockets towards the back of its mouth suggest this extinct gator could crush shells and may have snacked on hard-shelled prey like ...

Researchers in Tunisia found the largest “worm lizard” that has ever lived with a feeding strategy that has remained consistent for millions of years. The recently identified Terastiodontosaurus ...

Garden snails seem simple, but they’re full of strange features and habits most people never notice. They move slowly, hide [ ...

In the ocean off the coast of Antarctica, a snail lives around scorching hydrothermal vents. Its name is Gigantopelta chessoia. From the outside, it looks like any other shelled slug. But on the ...

Thom van Dooren is a field philosopher at the University of Sydney and the University of Oslo. He is the author of several books, including “Flight Ways: Life and Loss at the Edge of Extinction, “The ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Five new species of snail-eating snake, from a group of snakes affectionately known to scientists as “goo-eaters,” have been discovered by a team ...

Scientists have found Partula snails born in the wild on the French Polynesian island of Moorea, showing that a 40-year effort to save these tiny creatures is working. Partula snails were wiped out ...

Spectacularly colored shells make these critically endangered Cuban snails highly sought after, but some are working to save them. A collection of Cuban painted snails (Polymita picta) adds vibrant ...