The San Antonio River Authority is installing plastic barriers to try to stop invasive apple snails from laying their piles ...

There’s nothing like that first spring salad you’ve been babying for weeks. And there’s nothing like walking out one damp ...

A team of international researchers has discovered seven species of land snails previously unknown to science during an ...

Copper is highly effective. Copper creates a mild electric reaction that repels snails. This natural powder damages snails’ ...

Snails thrive in certain conditions. Reducing these conditions limits snail activity. Manual removal is effective. This ...

One afternoon, you read a paper title and pause, not because it is complex, but because it sounds wrong. Right-handed snakes.

In 2025, the world marked another sad milestone in the ongoing loss of biodiversity: multiple species long missing from their ...

This lopsided dentition, combined with the unusual ability to move the sides of their jaws independently, enables them to ...

Snails and slugs are common pests in gardens. They belong to the mollusk family along with oysters, and they crawl along over ...

The Coonamessett Farm Foundation is trying to create a market for species that prey on bivalves — especially scallops, which have dwindled in numbers. The top of their list is the moon snail, which is ...

Certain parasitic worms survive by taking control of snail behavior. Instead of hiding, infected snails are driven into exposed areas where predators can easily find them. The worms manipulate ...