A snail’s slimy organs and parts follow suit, developing with a twist that echoes the asymmetrical shell — a fact that inspired a team of researchers to identify that trait’s source.

We built a stunning underground home in the form of a giant snail shell, surrounded by a circular swimming pool. Every curve and layer of this project was designed by hand, merging nature’s ...

Different species of marine snails known as “sea butterflies,” such as Diacria trispinosa (shown), have distinct swimming styles that depend on the sizes and shapes of their shells. David ...

A remotely controlled robot with an inflatable foot that oozes mucus can crawl across surfaces like a snail, and could inspire soft medical robots that move through mucus-lined cavities in the ...

She held it for about 30 seconds before noticing something inside: a live cone snail. Taken aback, Rawls replaced the shell in the water. She posted a few TikTok videos showing her misstep.

A snail is an equally comforting and discomfiting creature. Its ornamental shell is both a home and armor. Its glacial pace, often accompanied by a viscous sludge it leaves behind, make it a messy ...

Japanese researchers have created mirror-image snails whose shells coil in the opposite direction to what written in their genes.

Looking up the shell soon after, she discovered the pretty thing was a marbled cone and that the snail living inside had a venomous sting, capable of killing an adult human.