Along parts of the Western Australian coast, large shells sometimes lie half buried in tidal mud. They belong to Syrinx aruanus, known as the Australian trumpet and regarded as the largest living sea ...

In the early 1990s, scientists worried that the greater Bermuda land snail—found only on the North Atlantic Ocean archipelago ...

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 ...

A pet snail in West Sussex once stunned record keepers with a 27.3cm shell, yet ocean species grow far larger. So which snail truly claims the crown for size?

SAN DIEGO — San Diego beachgoers are getting a rare and colorful treat. Stunning violet sea snails have recently made a surprise appearance along La Jolla Shores, riding in on a warm ocean current.

For National Snail Day, museum research fellow Melissa Betters explores the mollusks’ notable nature Melissa Betters A shell from the Cuvier tropid snail, a terrestrial species native to Madagascar, ...

A team of researchers documenting the deep sea off the coast of Argentina captured rare footage of a jellyfish “that can grow as long as a school bus,” and said they may have discovered dozens of new ...

Venom from the geography cone snail could help researchers develop new diabetes treatments A toxin in the venom called consomatin causes blood sugar levels to remain low The toxin’s structure could ...

The dos and don’ts of animal encounters Is the Bay Area home to any weather-forecasting groundhogs? Love’s in the air: It’s skunk mating season Is the Bay Area home to any weather-forecasting ...

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 ...

'Like being hit by a car': Surfer attacked by shark along Mendocino County coast ‘Unbearable’ bear holed up under California home finally takes off – 6 weeks later Authorities confirm shark killed ...