The Everglades seldom benefit from invasive species. But now, as non-native apple snails disappear, the endangered Everglades bird, the snail kite, is paying the price.

Ever wondered what the largest snail in the world is? We take a look at the incredible record-breaking answer.

The Snail Kite is a bird of prey found in American wetlands, and nearly its entire diet consists of apple snails. Its uniquely curved beak is perfectly adapted to extract mollusks from their shells, ...

What if you could employ land snails in a similar zero-waste system? Instead of homegrown vegetables, the ultimate yield for your table would be escargots, those glistening nuggets of protein. Yes, ...

Scientists have recognized snails’ regenerative abilities for centuries. In 1766, a researcher documented that decapitated garden snails could regrow their entire heads. Despite that long history, ...

A group of 6,000-year-old seashells has emerged as the loudest playable sound-producing instruments yet confirmed from ...

The Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum & Aquarium reported that marine mollusks and their shells are well known in ...

An extinct snail found in a Bermuda alleyway led to biologists breeding 100,000 and releasing them back into the wild—and they're thriving.

Last year, a resident of Okinawa, Japan, named Beckylee Rawls went tidepooling and spotted a beautiful snail in the water.

Researchers found extinction rates for island land snails range from 30% to as high as 80% on some volcanic islands. A new ...

With temperatures in the Florida Keys hitting their lowest points in nearly two decades, declaring the end of winter on ...

Share your slug and snail findings and help science understand some of our slimy and spectacular local critters.