There is a remarkable snail with breathtakingly beautiful shells that can only be found in Cuba. It is not native to any ...

It would seem a bit foolish to put a big cap on the end of a torch, right in the path of the beam of light. But that’s exactly what one type of sea snail does. Hinea brasiliana has a pair of ...

We were given a behind-the-scenes look at the daily tasks assigned to the aquarists of the Bailey-Matthews National Shell ...

Snails with the largest eyes are keeping a lookout for predators, new research suggests. While the basic eyes of most snails look like small black dots, conch snails known as stro ...

Viral TikTok shows woman's panic in Japan after she handled the shell of one of the world's deadliest snails. Cone snails use ...

It's always tempting when you're at the beach to pick up anything pretty and take it home as a memento, but it nearly proved ...

The snails, whose shells measure about 2 inches (5 centimeters) in length on average, are sometimes called "sea pangolins" for their resemblance to the armor-plated land mammal. Individuals have ...

Home News Sea snail shell the world’s strongest material. ... “Generally, a big structure has lots of flaws and can break more easily than a smaller structure, which has fewer flaws and is stronger,” ...

All mollusks build their own shells, whether they live in water or on land. Creatures like snails, clams, oysters and mussels use an organ called a mantle to secrete layers of calcium carbonate ...

The Red Abalone is a very large edible sea snail that is part of the museum's collection. "If they're getting nutrients that's going to help them (Red Abalones) grow big and strong," Agostino said.

Snails with the largest eyes are keeping a lookout for predators, new research suggests. While the basic eyes of most snails look like small black dots, conch snails known as strombids have eyes that ...

The snails, whose shells measure about 2 inches (5 centimeters) in length on average, are sometimes called "sea pangolins" for their resemblance to the armor-plated land mammal. Individuals have ...