ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) — Snails are taking over the shoreline of a popular St. Pete Beach. It’s a seashell collector’s dream! These Cerith snails have drill shells and are currently invading Fort ...

Scientists have found Partula snails born in the wild on the French Polynesian island of Moorea, showing that a 40-year effort to save these tiny creatures is working. Partula snails were wiped out ...

Cues released by predators and injured prey often induce shifts in prey behavior that allow prey to evade predators, but also affect prey resource use. I investigated the effects of chemical and ...

The Desertas Island is a place where time seems to stand still. It rises dramatically from the Atlantic Ocean like a jagged fortress in the Portuguese Madeira archipelago. However, the Desertas is an ...

In September we reported that scientists had found the world's tiniest snail, measuring 0.88 millimeters (0.03 inches) across, in southern China. But apparently snail size records are fleeting. Now ...

Inspired by a small and slow snail, scientists have developed a robot protype that may one day scoop up microplastics from the surfaces of oceans, seas and lakes. The robot’s design is based on the ...

After copious summer rain in Idukki, the cardamom-growing regions of the high ranges have raised the prospects of a robust crop in the upcoming season — even as snail infestation threat is looming ...