A survey of 31 iron-rich caves in Brazil’s Carajás region found two new land-snail species, the first Brazilian record of ...

Biodiversity surveys on Laos limestone karsts have revealed eight Alycaeinae micro land snail species, four of which are new ...

DNA analysis by Queensland Museum scientists has unearthed the true identity of 15 species of land snails including four new-to-science species with one named in honor of Queensland wildlife warrior ...

Nine new species of carnivorous land snails have been found in the remote forests of Papua New Guinea, a biodiversity hot spot. A new study describes the species, which are so small that all nine ...

Snail growth could be linked to extreme weather rather than annual patterns, enabling researchers to determine past cyclones.

A comprehensive new review paper reveals the staggering loss of biodiversity among island land snails globally. Lead author Robert Cowie of the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa's School of Ocean and ...

What makes the giant African land snail (GALS) distinct among the thousands of snail species? Feared by governments, this snail is known for its voracious appetite, often labeled a pest and a menace.

Since September, giant snails have put one Florida neighborhood on high alert. No one in a roughly 300-acre zone in the city ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lissachatina fulica is a species of large land snail. It is also known as the Giant African land snail.Getty A giant African land ...

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 ...