The deep sea is cold, dark and under immense pressure. Yet life has found a way to prevail there, in the form of some of ...
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, ...
In a process known as Dehnel’s phenomenon, a small selection of small mammals can shrink their size by up to 20 percent or ...
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, ...
Freshwater streams, ponds and lakes across the United States are becoming saltier, and new research from the University of ...
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.