Along parts of the Western Australian coast, large shells sometimes lie half buried in tidal mud. They belong to Syrinx aruanus, known as the Australi.

A pet snail in West Sussex once stunned record keepers with a 27.3cm shell, yet ocean species grow far larger. So which snail truly claims the crown for size?

Road salt becomes much more deadly to freshwater snails when predator stress is present, raising mortality rates.

Where Are You Going, Sammy Snail? follows Sammy, a thoughtful snail traveling through a bright spring meadow in search of his “special spot.” Along the way, he meets two new friends, Timothy Turtle ...

Behind a pretty shell sits a precision hunter whose toxins can stop a heartbeat, yet also power pain relief and new diabetes ...

In today's Asking Eric column, R. Eric Thomas responds to someone who has not heard from their longtime friend and is ...

A freshwater snail that can regrow a fully formed eye is beginning to attract quiet attention from researchers studying vision loss. The golden apple snail, Pomacea canaliculata, can rebuild a ...

British gardeners and farmers may remember 2024 with a shudder – it was widely referred to as “the year of the slug”. Vast ...

When a mountain guide's client asks him to drive a billy goat toward him, the guide weighs his life against his job.

More than 350,000 chemicals are used worldwide, and many find their way into the ocean through plastic pollution. As plastics ...

Now, warm wet weather with frequent rain could allow slug populations to disperse and grow - with each slug capable of laying ...