Research teams from the Academia Sinica and National Taiwan University have documented the first discovery of five freshwater ...

One of the world's most venomous creatures could be a new source of inspiration for drugs to treat diseases affecting hundreds of millions of people, a new study suggests. Led by researchers from the ...

SAN DIEGO (KSWB/KUSI) — Beachgoers in San Diego may have spotted some glistening, purple shells reminiscent of small gemstones in the sand recently. Scientists at the University of California, San ...

New deep-sea limpet species, Pectinodonta nautilus, found on a sunken log near Johnston Atoll, nearly 8,000 feet deep.

Over the past two decades, the Gulf of Maine has become a popular landing spot for invasive species from across the world, says Geoffrey Trussell, an evolutionary biologist and professor at ...

Dr. Ho Yan Yeung, PhD, first author of the study (left) and Dr. Thomas Koch also an author of the study (right) examined a freshly collected batch of cone snails. SAFAVI LAB VIA SWNS They said the ...

Toxin from one of the most venomous animals on the planet -- a deadly sea snail -- could help researchers figure out new ways to treat diabetes and other hormone disorders, a new study suggests. A ...

Scientists have discovered a giant snail species living at a depth of around 6km in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, marking the deepest-known habitat for any limpet. The species, found on hard ...

My daughter is a snail for Halloween. If you knew her, this would make you smile, for she is a bundle of energy. She is an ...

Beachgoers in San Diego may have spotted some glistening, purple shells reminiscent of small gemstones in the sand recently.

Scientists are finding clues for how to treat diabetes and hormone disorders in an unexpected place: a toxin from one of the most venomous animals on the planet. Scientists are finding clues for how ...