Texas Public Radio

These snake-like strands actually house tiny snails that become Texas’ official state shell

This week’s beach walk brought one of the strangest and most fascinating treasures of the spring season, long strands of ...

Patch AM: Meet the Hampton-area students leading Winnacunnet’s class of 2026

Coming up on the Hampton Patch calendar: The Scott Spradling Band at Hampton Seashell Stage ...

Noble pen shell is a rare find in Sanibel museum's collection

The Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum highlights the endangered noble pen shell in its latest expert showcase.
The Guardian

How do snails make their shells and which animal is fiercest? The kids’ quiz

Five multiple-choice questions – set by children – to test your knowledge, and a chance to submit your own junior brainteasers for future quizzes Submit a question Molly Oldfield hosts Everything ...

The best vibrators, tested: ‘it could get an orgasm out of a cabbage’

From bullets to rabbits to wand vibrators, our sexual wellbeing expert demystifies what’s available, and rates her top 16 models (she tested 53) ...
Scientific American

Meet the endangered scaly-foot snail, the most metal animal in the world

Almost two miles beneath the waves of the Indian Ocean, a hydrothermal vent spews sulfur into the inky black waters. On its lip, a small snail is not only basking in the poison but converting it into ...
Times Colonist

A Taiwanese town embraces a slow pace of life through a snail race

People cheer during a snail race in Fenglin town, Hualien County, eastern Taiwan, Saturday, May 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying) FENGLIN, Taiwan (AP) — The Taiwanese town of Fenglin has grown a ...
IFLScience

This Bizarre Marine Snail Engulfs Prey With Its Blob-Like Body And Uses Acid To Drill Through Their Shells

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...
Live Science

City-size, cold-volcano comet transforms into a glowing 'snail shell' after major explosive outburst

A mysterious volcanic comet has transformed into a giant, "fossil-like" spiral of light after one of its most violent outbursts in years, new photos reveal. The stunning spectacle is a reminder of how ...
Hawaii News Now

Island snail populations race toward extinction

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Island land snails are facing a serious threat of extinction, according to a new study from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Researchers found extinction rates for island ...
Forbes

Meet The Snail That Thrives Where Almost Nothing Else Can. Hint: It Has Armor Made Of Iron

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. In hydrothermal vent fields, a small snail evolved an iron-reinforced shell. Here’s how it ...
The New York Times

To Feel at Home in a New Place, It Helps to Think Like a Snail

When I moved abroad, I found the slimy mollusks everywhere. Then they taught me how to adapt. By Gabe Bullard On the first morning without rain after I moved to Switzerland, I woke up, still ...