Snails and slugs are common pests in gardens. They belong to the mollusk family along with oysters, and they crawl along over ...

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The Coonamessett Farm Foundation is trying to create a market for species that prey on bivalves — especially scallops, which ...

Certain parasitic worms survive by taking control of snail behavior. Instead of hiding, infected snails are driven into exposed areas where predators can easily find them. The worms manipulate ...

Rarely do species presumed extinct reappear with renewed hope for a better future. But researchers in Australia not only ...

This past week’s strandline delivered a spectacular mix of open-ocean drifters, Man o’ Wars, blue buttons, by-the-wind sailors, and — tucked among them — one of my favorite finds: the purple storm ...

The winter months and post-holiday slump are notorious for their ability to turn even the most prepared person into a ...

Some of nature’s most mesmerizing works of art might just be hanging in your backyard. The artist is an orb weaver spider.

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Last August, the Mazama newt — an amphibian species found only in Crater Lake — moved into the Oregon Zoo’s conservation lab ...

From tiger recoveries and chimpanzee genetics to AI conservation tools, this accessible overview includes exciting research ...

These "total monsters of fishes" are extinct today, though new clues about their lives come from CT scans and their closest ...