Dense groups of marine snails called Littorina saxatilis once thrived on a group of Swedish islands called the Koster archipelago. But in 1988, a massive bloom of toxic algae hit the islands, and ...

Hawaii's native tree snails, known as the "jewels of the forest," are rapidly disappearing. Some of the most imperiled only live in human care now, safeguarded 24 hours a day.

Last month a wooden crate containing 1,000 adult snails and 2,000 juveniles embarked on a 3,000-mile journey from a zoo in the north of England to Bermuda. The snails were carefully packed inside ...

Snails are notoriously slow, excellent ecosystem engineers, and invasive and destructive pests in many gardens and on farms. Their eating methods are also pretty gnarly if you can get up close and ...

An invasive species of large snail that can grow as large as a human fist and carries a parasite that can cause meningitis has been spotted in Florida’s second-most-populous county, prompting ...

In 1966, the giant African land snail was introduced in downtown Miami. By 1973, more than 18,000 snails had been found and destroyed along with thousands of eggs, and the snail was declared ...

Even a snail, the movie eventually reminds us, can only move forward. Memoir of a Snail Rated R for clay nudity, violence and alcoholism, as well as talk of adult matters.