Jimmy Buffett's music is synonymous with the Florida Keys. His longtime association with the archipelago off the state's southern coast led to a newly discovered, brightly colored snail being named ...

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

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 ...

A tiny freshwater snail from New Zealand is giving scientists a glimpse into evolution in motion. University of Iowa ...

Editor’s Note: Call to Earth is a CNN editorial series committed to reporting on the environmental challenges facing our planet, together with the solutions. Rolex’s Perpetual Planet initiative has ...

(CNN) - In Queensland, Australia, there’s a new snail in town and it has been named after Robert Irwin. The 20-year-old conservationist and son of the late Steve Irwin made the announcement Sunday on ...

A new snail was discovered off the coast of Florida — resembling a bright, citrus-colored species near the home of citrus margaritas. Marine scientists recently discovered a new species off the coast ...

Since 1990, the St. Louis Zoo has played an instrumental role in bringing Tahitian snails back from the brink of extinction. Few species that have gone completely extinct have been successfully ...

Work to restore the endangered Chittenango ovate amber snail, found only in one location inside a Central New York state park, continued this week with the release of tagged adult snails raised in an ...

Last month a wooden crate containing 1,000 adult snails and 2,000 juveniles embarked on a 3,000-mile journey from a zoo in the north of England to Bermuda. The snails were carefully packed inside the ...