David Sischo is working to save some of the rarest endangered species on the planet, kāhuli — Hawaii’s native tree snails. The snails play a crucial role in the ecosystem, having evolved over millions ...
From the hot pink apple snail eggs that cling to cypress trees to trampled sugarcane crops, signs of invasive species are ...
The most striking, colorful snails in the world are in danger — precisely because of their beauty. Polymita tree snails (also known as Cuban painted snails) are highly prized in eastern Cuba. Beloved ...
Snails and slugs are common pests in gardens. They belong to the mollusk family along with oysters, and they crawl along over ...
A new study describes nine new species of carnivorous land snails, all of which are so small they could fit together on a U.S. nickel. They present a rare opportunity to study a group that in many ...
More than 1,300 tiny snails were released into the wild after a captive breeding effort. One baby snail is shown here on a British five pence coin. Chester Zoo / Cover Images via AP Just a few years ...
A species of snail once thought to be extinct is making a creepingly slow recovery at an Australian breeding facility, but there are hopes it could soon be released back into the wild. Scientists are ...