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Snail Fossils Over 1 Million Years Old Show Prehistoric Snails Gave Birth to Live Young

A treasure trove of rare freshwater fossils has been described from Taiwan in a new study. Dating back to the Early ...

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 mollusk species in the Early Pleistocene Tananwan Formation of northern ...
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These Tiny Snails Are Breeding in the Wild for the First Time in 40 Years in French Polynesia

This adult Partula tohiveana snail doesn't have a dot of UV-reflective paint on its shell, meaning it was born in the wild. Paul Pearce-Kelly In French Polynesia, tiny snails are making a big comeback ...

A damp, soggy shed is frustratingly impractical but it has attracted visitors: snails

A damp, soggy shed is frustratingly impractical, but it has attracted visitors. A series of shimmering trails across the tree ...

These Glowing Snails Are a Huge Win for Conservation—and They’re Freaking Cool

After going nearly extinct in the 1990s, these tropical snails have made a fabulous comeback—highlighting the value of ...