Archaeologists in Malaysia have uncovered over 100 Paleolithic-era artifacts—including stone tools, snail shells, and pottery—estimated to be 17,000 years old. The discoveries were made in the cave ...

Share your slug and snail findings and help science understand some of our slimy and spectacular local critters.

Most marine animals form their shells from calcium carbonate, which is a tough mineral also found in limestone. Some sponges and microorganisms use another compound silica. There is also a group of ...

Land snail extinctions are accelerating across islands, exposing a devastating collapse of some of the world’s most fragile ...

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

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

I was walking along Humboldt Bay when I heard, “Psst. Hey!” A Lewis’s moon snail (Neverita lewisii) was calling me from a shallow pool in the tidal mudflat.  The snail said, “I want to enter the big ...

A snorkeler in Australia found a shell tagged with a strangely specific number, kickstarting an online mystery about its ...

Discover what’s inside a turtle shell, living bone fused to spine and ribs, packed with organs, muscles, and nerves that ...

From taking on Dark Souls to those born of blood, Snail Shell debuts their new RPG-09 Pot Mimic 1/12 Scale Action Figure ...

Invasive apple snails continue to spread in San Antonio’s River Walk. Officials are testing new barrier systems to curb reproduction.

The black abalone mollusk (Haliotis cracherodii) is a delicacy in many regions of the world, with fancy restaurant diners ...