Symmetry is a feature of many plants, animals and even some molecules — like water. But that’s not the case with snails and their coiled shells. They are chiral — asymmetrical in such a way that they ...

All mollusks build their own shells, whether they live in water or on land. Creatures like snails, clams, oysters and mussels use an organ called a mantle to secrete layers of calcium carbonate, which ...

A genetic spin doctor sets snail shells to swirl clockwise, new research confirms. And the twist in this story comes at the beginning — when snail embryos are just single cells. Working at the Tokyo ...

Snails aren’t too picky when it comes to their meals. They’ll eat pretty much whatever they can find, from plant matter to animal waste (and, in some cases, even other snails). Like learning about ...

A damp, soggy shed is frustratingly impractical, but it has attracted visitors. A series of shimmering trails across the tree ...

John Lesku receives funding from the Australian Research Council. He is a member of the Australasian Sleep Association, Australian and New Zealand Society for Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry, ...

Research teams from the Academia Sinica and National Taiwan University have documented the first discovery of five freshwater ...