An expert said that this discovery 'rewrites the playbook for Arctic deep-sea ecosystems and carbon cycling.' ...

A species once thought extinct has begun its slow crawl back into the wild.The first large-scale snail translocation and reintroduction ever attempted ...

Purple storm snails spend their entire lives floating upside down, held aloft by a handmade raft of bubbles. Using mucus and air, they construct a frothy flotation device that keeps their lightweight, ...

HRI's “Beachcombing” weekly series offers an opportunity to see strange, fascinating objects and species on the beach, but it also offers a window into the Gulf of Mexico.

Hardy dwarf shrimp that scavenge algae and waste, thrive in stable freshwater, need minimal feeding, and add constant motion without burdening filtration. Peaceful snails that eat leftovers and algae, ...

With a shell that looks like a full moon, egg cases that look like broken pottery on the seafloor, a unique predatory style and even a feature comparable belly button, the moon snail that frequents La ...

We’re all familiar with La Jolla’s sea lions, harbor seals, orcas, garibaldi and seabirds. But in this series of stories called Species of the Month, the Light sheds light on other, lesser-known ...

An invasive mollusk from China has been found in a lake in Missouri. Due to its highly invasive nature, officials were called briskly to intervene. The staff of the Missouri Department of Conservation ...

One of my friends “Facebooked” me and asked me if I would be interested in some snails. Her fish tank was overrun with them because they hitchhiked home with her on some aquatic plants for her ...