The strange reproductive habits of a large, carnivorous New Zealand snail were once shrouded in mystery. Now footage of the snail laying an egg from its neck has been captured for the first time, the ...

A tiny new species of snail with an unusual shell has been named after the painter Pablo Picasso. Researchers who discovered the three-millimetre creature say they came up with the name because when ...

A tiny snail was recently named after painter Pablo Picasso. It’s one of many species named after celebrities or artists, but some researchers question whether species should be named after people at ...

Snails have shells the moment they're born, but it's kind of hard to tell. In fact, it's hard to even see a baby snail. Some are nearly microscopic, such as Angustopila psammion, whose adult-sized ...

The new species was discovered in a semi-evergreen forest in Maharashtra, India, according to researchers. Bhosale, H. S., Patil, S. R., & Pawar, S. S. (2025). Journal of Conchology Scientists in the ...

Scientists found a pointy creature with a “ribbed” shell stuck to a bush in Markam County and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Chen, Dai, Wu, Jiang and Ouyang (2024) In a river ...

Researchers have named two newly discovered freshwater snail species from Brazil after characters from The Lord of the Rings. In their research paper, the authors explain the name Idiopyrgus eowynae, ...

A new snail was discovered off the coast of Florida — resembling a bright, citrus-colored species near the home of citrus margaritas. Marine scientists recently discovered a new species off the coast ...

Monitoring the last wild Chittenango ovate amber snails, scientists tiptoe through a waterfall spray zone the size of a living room. A Chittenango ovate amber snail inspected a new leaf placed inside ...

A tiny snail trapped in ancient amber has scientists puzzling over the usefulness of hairy shells. Could they make the critters more sexually attractive? Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers ...