The Campbell’s keeled glass-snail is officially extinct, but researchers have ‘high hopes’ that translocation will allow the population to thrive Sign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton ...

The world’s loneliest snail is no more. George, a Hawaiian tree snail—and the last known member of the species Achatinella apexfulva—died on New Year’s Day. He was 14, which is quite old for a snail ...

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford. Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in ...

Chennai: The Giant African Snail (Lissachatina fulica), one of the world's worst invasive species and a known carrier of parasites that can cause brain inflammation in humans, has infested parts of ...

Ulta’s 21 Days of Beauty sale is on now. When sales like this on skin care, hair care and beauty come around, I love stocking up on my faves, and one of my longest-running skin care rebuys is the ...

From a little garden in New Zealand, comes a lonely snail looking for love. Ned is ying to another mollusc’s yang, but finding a match for him has become a nationwide effort. That is because Ned’s ...

Golden apple snails and humans have similar eyes with related structures. Understanding how the snails can regrow them could help scientists heal human eyes. Alice Accorsi, UC Davis At first glance, ...

A snail may hold the key to restoring vision for people with some eye diseases. Golden apple snails (Pomacea canaliculata) are freshwater snails from South America. Alice Accorsi became familiar with ...

This snail could one day save eyes. The golden apple snail has camera-type eyes that are fundamentally similar to the human eye. Unlike humans, the snail can regenerate a missing or damaged eye. UC ...

Apple snails can fully regrow their eyes, and their genes and eye structures are strikingly similar to humans. Scientists mapped the regeneration process and used CRISPR to identify genes, including ...

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 ...

Kyoto, Japan -- Sea cucumbers spend their lives prowling the ocean floor, scavenging for food and generally minding their own business. We can see snails leading similar lives, slimy but not bothering ...