Anxiety, the psychological and physiological state characterized by an anticipation of potential threats and a heightened ...

Fireflies light up summer nights across the Carolinas, but climate change, habitat loss and light pollution threaten their ...

Hawaii's native tree snails, known as the "jewels of the forest," are rapidly disappearing. Some of the most imperiled only live in human care now, safeguarded 24 hours a day.

The invertebrate uses a genital pore on the right side of its body, just below the head, to simultaneously exchange sperm with another snail, which is stored until each creates an egg.

Like other snails, Powelliphanta augusta are hermaphrodites, which explains how the creatures can reproduce when encased in a hard shell. The invertebrate uses a genital pore on the right side of ...

What are little boys made of? Snips, snails And puppy-dogs’ tails That’s what little boys are made of —Traditional nursery ...

Microplastics were detected in nearly 12% of UK land invertebrates sampled, with earthworms and slugs/snails showing the highest contamination rates. Polyester was the most common plastic type.

This adult Partula tohiveana snail doesn't have a dot of UV-reflective paint on its shell, meaning it was born in the wild. Paul Pearce-Kelly. In French Polynesia, tiny snails are making a big ...

With 40,000 snails under its care - and more to come - the WholeSnail firm aims to produce mucin for beauty products and escargot for consumption by mid-2025.