If you liked this story, share it with other people. Researchers have discovered a subspecies of a microsnail in a protected area east of the Philippine capital Manila. Hypselostoma latispira ...

Generally, a shell is an evolutionary trait that allows a creature to retreat from predators. This is the case for almost all snails. But at least two species of snails use their shell in a much more ...

A lovelorn snail who failed to find a mate because of his unusually-shaped shell hit the headlines in Britain on Thursday after two potential partners got together and left him to share in parenting ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American A snail’s shell is both mobile home and ...

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 ...