A brain-invading worm spread by rats and snails is making inroads into the United States. A study this week seems to show the ...

A neurological disease spread by rats and other animals may have become established in San Diego County.

Slugs are sluggish but one of the more fascinating creatures in existence. Learn 10 slippery facts about these gastropods.

Sometimes holes appear in plant leaves and it's not clear why. We rounded up five common causes for this problem and tips for preventing or fixing it.

Freshwater streams, ponds and lakes across the United States are becoming saltier, and new research from the University of Missouri shows the damage may be greater than scientists once thought.

In the early 1990s, scientists worried that the greater Bermuda land snail—found only on the North Atlantic Ocean archipelago—had gone extinct. While later searches turned up some snails that had ...

The Everglades seldom benefit from invasive species. Burmese pythons have unraveled food webs for decades. Asian swamp eels threaten wading birds. Green iguanas damage landscapes and infrastructure.

A Palmetto project is restoring oyster reefs to improve water quality and rebuild habitat in the Manatee River.

"It's every conservationist's dream to help save a whole species – and that's exactly what we've done," said Tamas Papp of the Chester Zoo Chester Zoo A rare greater Bermuda snail, once believed to be ...