Learn about snails with a roundup of snail facts. Discover what snails eat, when they get shells, how long they sleep and how fast they move.

Two years ago a parasite that can potentially kill dogs was discovered for the first time on the shores of the Colorado River ...

"It's every conservationist's dream to help save a whole species – and that's exactly what we've done," said Tamas Papp of ...

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.

On islands from Hawaiʻi to the Atlantic, some of the planet’s most distinctive land snails are disappearing so quickly that ...

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

Land snail extinctions are accelerating across islands, exposing a devastating collapse of some of the world’s most fragile ...

A comprehensive new review paper reveals the staggering loss of biodiversity among island land snails globally. Lead author ...

A new initiative sees conservationists and citizen scientists uniting to protect London’s "charming little" German hairy snail. This rare species, named for the minute hairs covering its shell, ranks ...

Slimy and slow, snails may not be the most glamorous of creatures. Yet they are starring in their own exhibit at the Western Science Center in Hemet. Called “Life in the Slow Lane,” it spotlights the ...

The Alligator Alcatraz immigration detention center in the Big Cypress National Preserve poses a threat to numerous endangered and threatened species. Species at risk include the Florida panther, ...