Fossil of a baby sea snail inside a mother's shell discovered

Research teams from the Academia Sinica and National Taiwan University have documented the first discovery of five freshwater ...
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The World’s Deadliest Snail Can Kill a Human in Hours

It’s known as the geographer cone, the geography cone, or the geographic cone, and it’s the world’s most venomous of the 500 ...
NPR

Meet Hawaii's 'jewels of the forest' — some of the rarest animals on Earth

When Hurricane Douglas came barreling toward Oahu in 2020, David Sischo quickly packed up and drove to higher ground. But he wasn't evacuating his family. He was evacuating snails. Sischo works with ...
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This Snail’s Eyes Grow Back: Could They Help Humans do the Same?

This snail could one day save eyes. The golden apple snail has camera-type eyes that are fundamentally similar to the human eye. Unlike humans, the snail can regenerate a missing or damaged eye. UC ...
The New York Times

‘Memoir of a Snail’ Review: Escaping the Spiral

An animated tragicomedy for adults tells the story of a woman breaking out of her shell. By Alissa Wilkinson When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film through our site, we earn an ...