Snails can hide in their shells for months or even years, slowing metabolism and sealing in moisture to survive harsh ...

Global Ecology and Biogeography, Vol. 12, No. 5 (Sep., 2003), pp. 389-394 (6 pages) Aim: To investigate latitudinal and altitudinal patterns in body size variation among north-west European land snail ...

A gene in snails that determines whether their shells twist clockwise or anti-clockwise has been discovered by a team of international researchers. It could offer clues to how the same gene affects ...

It was huge. Its light brown shell stood taller than the tip of my shoe. Its yellowish-green body stretched about an inch ...

A snail transformed into a living battery has moved the world one step closer to having tiny cyborg spies underfoot. The pioneering experiment harnessed a snail's blood sugar to "recharge" an ...

Snails are well-known for their lack of speed and their ability to upset gardeners. But there is growing scientific interest in the familiar sticky trail of slime they leave behind — and the medicinal ...

Biomimicry: is there anything it can’t do? The latest example of science imitating nature comes from researchers at MIT who have discovered that the shell of a tiny deep-sea snail could give way to ...

Sarah Pitt has received funding from Institute of Biomedical Science Research Fund. Snails are well known for their lack of speed and their ability to upset gardeners. But there is growing scientific ...