Researchers have named two newly discovered freshwater snail species from Brazil after characters from The Lord of the Rings. In their research paper, the authors explain the name Idiopyrgus eowynae, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock Scientists have uncovered a troubling first in Canada's Prince Edward Island. An invasive snail species has ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The snail, possibly the big-eared radix, is native to Europe and Asia. (P.E.I. Invasive Species Council - image credit) A survey ...

Did you have an aquarium when you were growing up – or do you have one now? Did you have snails in it? In nature, our rivers, creeks and lakes are filled with freshwater snails … or were until ...

PORTLAND, Ore.— The Center for Biological Diversity filed three formal petitions today with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service seeking protection for the Great Basin ramshorn snail, cinnamon juga ...

Kyoto, Japan -- Snails may look slow and sleepy, but evolutionarily the freshwater mollusks in Lake Biwa have been busy. However, despite evidence of morphological and genetic variation, new species ...

BRUNSWICK COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission announced on Friday, Nov. 17, that a federally endangered snail species was reintroduced to the wild in Brunswick ...

In the southern hills of the Mexico state of Coahuila, water bubbles from below the surface to create crystal clear pools between the rocks. The freshwater springs are known as Los Chorros, the jets, ...

Humans evolved to live on land, thus, whenever we enter the water we're at a distinct disadvantage, particularly when it comes to this creature.

Don’t let the title of this column fool you. Despite the title of apple snails, I am not sharing the latest escargot recipe offered up at a fancy restaurant here in The Last Green Valley (TGLV). Today ...