Snail : Science World Report

May 19, 2017 05:40 AM EDT

Rare Snail Shell-Shocked As He Loses Out On Love

Rare snail loses out on love when potential partners mate instead of getting together with him.

Dec 16, 2016 03:40 AM EST

New Animal Species Discovered For The First Time Underneath The Indian Ocean

The Indian Ocean is one of the largest Earth's oceans and a home to new species, too.

Feb 19, 2016 07:52 AM EST

Gelatinous Sea Snails Flutter Through the Arctic Sea on Wings like Insects Through the Air

Scientists have discovered a bizarre sea snail that swims like a flying insect.

Dec 30, 2015 07:00 AM EST

Sex-Changing Snails Morph into Another Gender When Touching Another Snail

A certain sex-changing snail actually changes its sex more quickly when it's next to another snail.

Nov 03, 2015 09:04 PM EST

World's New Tiniest Snail From Borneo

There's a new record for the smallest land snail. Discovered in Malaysian Borneo by a team of Dutch and Malaysian biologists amongst another 47 species of varying sizes, the world's tiniest snail holds a shell of merely 0.50-0.60 mm width and 0.60-0.79 mm height.

Nov 03, 2015 08:34 AM EST

Borneo Snail Sets the Record for the World's Tiniest Mollusk

The world's tiniest snail has officially been found in Borneo. Researchers have uncovered a minute shell with an average diameter of .7 mm that makes it the smallest new snail to be found.

Sep 29, 2015 11:17 AM EDT

The Tiniest Snails in the World Discovered in China Break Records

Researchers may have uncovered the smallest snail in the world. The miniscule snails, which were collected in China, are so small that they are called "microsnails."

Jul 07, 2015 10:18 AM EDT

Venom From This Cone Snail May Help With The Discovery Of New Drugs

Researchers at the University of Queensland pain treatment have discovered thousands of new peptide toxins hidden deep within the venom of just one type of Queensland cone snail. With this and other studies, it is their hope that the study of new molecules found in the snail could lead to promising ...

Feb 26, 2015 06:28 PM EST

Rare, Dangerous Parasite Infecting Florida Snails

University of Florida scientists have discovered a rare but invasive and dangerous parasite in Giant African Land Snails, as well as three other non-native species of snails, that could pose a serious health problem in humans as well as animals.

Feb 18, 2015 08:18 AM EST

The Strongest Natural Material in the World Belongs to Sea Snails, Not Spiders

Move over, spider silk. There's a new natural material that's the strongest on Earth. Scientists have found that sea snail teeth may be the strongest natural material known to man.

Jan 20, 2015 09:00 AM EST

Deadly Sea Snails Shoot Weaponized Insulin to Disable Fishy Prey

Although cone snails are slow-moving, they're definitely not defenseless. Now, scientists have discovered that some cone snails actually add a weaponized form of insulin to the venomous cocktail that they use to disable fish.

Dec 19, 2013 09:53 AM EST

Scientists Reveal Biomechanics of How Marine Snail Larvae Swim

Scientists have recently discovered the biomechanics behind how Marine snail larvae swim. This is particularly important as the larvae's swim patterns hold a key behavior that determines their dispersal and ultimately, their survival.