Two common snail species (Nucella lapillus and Littorina obtusata) have evolved in response to a major predator: the invasive ...

Over the past two decades, the Gulf of Maine has become a popular landing spot for invasive species from across the world, ...

While substantial advances have been made in the control of schistosomiasis, the diversity and complexity of Schistosoma species and their specific fresh-water snail hosts warrants fundamental ...

Engineers at Cornell have developed a prototype for a snail-inspired robot designed to clean microplastics from oceans, seas, and lakes. The robot's design is based on a Hawaiian apple snail — a ...

Researchers in the University of Iowa's biology department have identified a chemical used in plastics that seems to have ...

Ashy pebblesnails are small, tan or reddish snails with pale circles around their tentacled eyes. The shortface lanx is sometimes referred to as the giant Columbia River limpet for its characteristic ...

Kusyanto, the snail hunter, was brought to the Geyer Police Sector Headquarters but was later released due to a lack of ...

Like other freshwater snails facing extinction, the Dunner und Blitzen pebblesnail has a small habitat with a highly restricted range. It faces threats from the popular Page Springs Campground, which ...

Around 700 low-income families in Jashore's Sharsha upazila make a living by collecting snails from local water bodies. With a severe shortage of jobs in rural areas, these families, from Dihi ...