At the forecourt of the historic Elmina Castle, where the Atlantic Ocean meets centuries of painful slave history and coconut trees sway gently in the coastal breeze, conch shells are being ...

Thieves have stolen almost 1,000 pounds of escargot worth more than $100,000 from a family-run snail farm, wiping out a year’s stock just as holiday demand hits, according to The New York Times. Inès ...

The new species was discovered in a semi-evergreen forest in Maharashtra, India, according to researchers. Bhosale, H. S., Patil, S. R., & Pawar, S. S. (2025). Journal of Conchology Scientists in the ...

The Geographer Cone Snail, a beautiful but deadly ocean predator, uses a potent neurotoxic venom delivered via a harpoon-like tooth to paralyze prey instantly. While its sting can be fatal to humans, ...

There is an imposing mollusk that roams the coastal oceans of the Philippines: the helmet snail, or Cassis cornuta. Growing to about the size of a volleyball, this snail resembles an ancient classic ...

That’s one shell of a way to spread English patriotism. Flag-loving painters have ditched roundabouts and zebra crossings, instead turning their attention to… snails. Now one social media user has ...