In hydrothermal vent fields, a small snail evolved an iron-reinforced shell. Here’s how it challenges assumptions about ...

Researchers in Japan have altered the destiny of a rout of snails by changing the chirality of their shells before birth. By delicately manipulating a batch of developing embryos, the scientists ...

The snail’s shell diameter averages about 22 to 30 millimeters (.87 to 1.18 inches). Each snail’s shell has a unique combination of stripes and colors, so no two are exactly alike. These snails eat ...

Snails have shells the moment they're born, but it's kind of hard to tell. In fact, it's hard to even see a baby snail. Some are nearly microscopic, such as Angustopila psammion, whose adult-sized ...

A comprehensive new review paper reveals the staggering loss of biodiversity among island land snails globally. Lead author ...

They're neither white and gold or black and blue. But in an optical puzzle akin to The Dress, colourful snails are causing scientists turn to technology to definitively decide whether some snails' ...