Researchers rediscover tiny tropical land snails, reclassifying lost species and reshaping the tree of life in Central ...

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A rare snail species that had likely become extinct in the wild was recently reintroduced to the Hawaiian landscape. Known as Achatinella fuscobasis, the snail species had dwindled to only 11 ...

If an enemy you were previously safe from turned up in your neighborhood, what would you do? That's a problem currently being faced by barnacles in northern Mexico, which are growing sideways to ...

While on a recent visit to the Chicago Botanic Garden, Ann Harness spotted a creature she’d never seen before. The tall brown bird with a long bill looked like a cross between a rail and a heron. It ...

Customs officials agents found a load of giant African snails — known as one of the most damaging snail species in the world — in a man’s luggage at JFK Airport this week. Customs and Border ...

HELENA, Mont. — Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks reported there were two species identified that were the result of aquarium dumps. The first sighting was mystery snails, a popular aquarium snail, at ...