Nature is full of dangerous parasites and bacteria that can harm their hosts. But did you know that there are some parasites ...

What if you could employ land snails in a similar zero-waste system? Instead of homegrown vegetables, the ultimate yield for your table would be escargots, those glistening nuggets of protein. Yes, ...

Learn about snails with a roundup of snail facts. Discover what snails eat, when they get shells, how long they sleep and how fast they move.

Extinction rates for island land snails commonly range from 30% to as high as 80% on some volcanic islands, according to a new review paper that ...

Snails live all over the world, even in the ocean and in freshwater streams, lakes, and marshes. They’re known both for their extreme slowness and for the houses (shells) they carry on their backs.

Cartoons often suggest turtles wear shells like removable armor. Those stories show turtles stepping out, swapping shells, or treating them like clothing. Biology disagrees. A turtle shell is not an ...

She filmed herself eating one of the Philippines’ most poisonous reef crabs. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

A Dutch research institute conducted a study on snails, noting that their shell color might vary depending on whether they reside in urban or rural ...

A popular food vlogger, Emma Amit, tragically died after consuming a poisonous 'devil crab' harvested from local mangroves.

Share your slug and snail findings and help science understand some of our slimy and spectacular local critters.

Climate lawfare groups are misleading the judiciary, and attempting to “train” judges to think the “right way” about climate ...

John Burroughs (1837-1921) was an American naturalist and essayist, active in the conservation movement in the United States. He is reputed to have penned the poem, The Hermit Thrush, inspired by the ...