Beneath the crushing pressures and near-boiling waters of the Indian Ocean’s abyss crawls a creature so bizarre it seems ...

Also known as "volcano snails," these gastropods grow a suit of metal-enriched scaly armor and have an enormous heart, which ...

After a dozen years dedicated to studying a rare species of carnivorous snail, Lisa Flanagan was thrilled to finally film the ...

The strange reproductive habits of a large, carnivorous New Zealand snail were once shrouded in mystery. Now footage of the snail laying an egg from its neck has been captured for the first time, the ...

At the Morgan Library, 15th-century illuminated atlases embody the medieval appetite for wonder and myth.

Little is known about the reproduction of the shellbound critters, which can grow so large that New Zealand's conservation department calls them "giants of the snail world". A conservation ranger ...

A rare New Zealand snail has been filmed for the first time squeezing an egg from its neck, delighting scientists trying to save the critically endangered meat-eating mollusc.

They are carnivores that slurp up earthworms like noodles, and are some of the world’s largest snails , with oversized, distinctive shells in a range of rich earth colors and swirling patterns.