In the early 1990s, scientists worried that the greater Bermuda land snail—found only on the North Atlantic Ocean archipelago ...

"It's every conservationist's dream to help save a whole species – and that's exactly what we've done," said Tamas Papp of the Chester Zoo ...

Scientists have recognized snails’ regenerative abilities for centuries. In 1766, a researcher documented that decapitated garden snails could regrow their entire heads. Despite that long history, ...

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

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.

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Whether you have one snail, a pair, or many, choosing names for your gastropods is part of the fun of having them as pets. It's a great way to make them feel more like family. Snails are small, quiet, ...

Dynamic regulation of glucose flux between aerobic glycolysis and the pentose phosphate pathway (PPP) during epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) is not well-understood. Here we show that Snail ...