George Bernard Shaw once sent Winston Churchill two tickets to his play “Pygmalion.” His note said: “Bring a friend — if you ...

The snail’s shell defies the smooth spirals we associate with its kind. Instead, it folds into boxy, angular whorls, a shape ...

Conservationists have been caring for the snails for two decades, but for the first time have seen how one lays an egg.

The average human brain contains around 7 grams of plastic, but it’s unclear how this affects us. Now animal studies are revealing links to poor cognition and weird behaviour ...

From the team behind Cento Pasta Bar comes Cento Raw Bar, a new seafood-focused restaurant right next door ...

To pinpoint how climate change will play out, scientists are trying to solve a painstaking puzzle with clues etched in ...

A government-funded study found that more than 90 percent of hermit crabs on Itu Aba Island (Taiping Island, 太平島) wore ...

Snails seem like slow, unassuming animals until you meet the cone snail. This mollusk packs a punch as one of the most ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The National Academy of Marine Research stated Friday that over 90% of hermit crabs observed last year on Taiping Island carried natural sea snail shells rather than artificial ...

According to self-confessed ‘nature nerd’ Bug Woman, we should be tapping snails’ shells to give them time to retract before moving them. On her website she explains: “If you suddenly pick ...