Protecting eggs in mom’s body may have given rough periwinkle snails an advantage over egg-laying cousins, letting them spread to far more coastline.

A new public sculpture of a snail has been likened to a “giant poo emoji” and branded a huge waste of public money. The artwork, which cost £6,000, is woven from willow branches and is ...

Scientists race to save rare Chittenango Ovate snails from extinction Researchers in upstate New York are working to rehome some tiny, rare snails. Understanding their decline could help mitigate ...

When Chelsea Wood was a child, she would often collect Periwinkle snails on the shores of Long Island. “I used to pluck them off the rocks and put them in buckets and keep them as pets and then ...

This story originally appeared on Grist and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. When Chelsea Wood was a child, she would often collect periwinkle snails on the shores of Long Island. “I ...

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Scientists watched as a population of sea snails evolved within just a few years. Along with documenting a vivid example of “rapid evolution,” the researchers were able to successfully predict ...

When Chelsea Wood was a child, she would often collect Periwinkle snails on the shores of Long Island. “I used to pluck them off the rocks and put them in buckets and keep them as pets and then ...

When Chelsea Wood was a child, she would often collect Periwinkle snails on the shores of Long Island. “I used to pluck them off the rocks and put them in buckets and keep them as pets and then ...

When Chelsea Wood was a child, she would often collect Periwinkle snails on the shores of Long Island.