Over the past two decades, the Gulf of Maine has become a popular landing spot for invasive species from across the world, ...

Two common snail species (Nucella lapillus and Littorina obtusata) have evolved in response to a major predator: the invasive ...

The ocean’s beauty often hides unexpected threats, and one diver’s recent experience in Egypt’s Red Sea serves as a chilling ...

Frank, who wished to keep his last name private, picked up the shell-looking item and admired it. He thought about taking it ...

A snorkeler in Egypt's Red Sea had a near escape after encountering one of the most venomous animals on earth.

He's joining me today to teach me how to eat sea snails. Dan Q. Dao: It was, like, the whole experience. A trash can full of shells under you, you're drinking a ton of beer, and everything's ...

These deep-sea snails inject toxins into their prey with precision with venomous, harpoon-like teeth. Found at 2770m to 3575m in the Arctic's Jøtul Vent Field, east of Greenland, this is the ...

A man shared his close call with a deadly textile cone snail while snorkeling in Egypts Red Sea. Initially unaware of the ...

As shelled members of the taxonomic class Gastropods within the phylum Mollusca, snails are found on both land and in the sea. Typically, they have a spiral-shaped shell into which they retract ...

Global ocean expedition uncovers hundreds of new marine species, from a venomous deep-sea snail to a rare coral, highlighting ...

NPR's Scott Simon talks with John Himmelman about his new collection of illustrated poems for children, "The Boy Who Lived in ...