Snails can hide in their shells for months or even years, slowing metabolism and sealing in moisture to survive harsh ...

The disease is as old as the pharaohs -telltale traces remain in mummies 3,000 years old—but to the dismay of public health doctors, it is more prevalent than ever. Schistosomiasis, bilharziasis, ...

Leeches might seem like relics of a bygone age of medicine, but they haven’t outlived their usefulness to people yet. The freshwater leech Helobdella austinensis can eat its weight in snails every day ...

More issues with slugs and snails are on the rise after significant rainfall in parts of the country this spring. A slug is a snail without a shell, and they both favor a habitat that is wet and cool.

Snails have shells the moment they're born, but it's kind of hard to tell. In fact, it's hard to even see a baby snail. Some are nearly microscopic, such as Angustopila psammion, whose adult-sized ...

A scientific journey that began with a lovelorn snail has provided new information regarding the cause of that snail's rare shell. The lovesick gastropod was a garden snail called Jeremy, named after ...