Pity the male of the marine whelk, Solenosteira macrospira. He does all the work of raising the young, from egg-laying to hatching -- even though few of the baby snails are his own. Throw in extensive ...

Some snails mature faster than others – even before they hatch. Microscopic images have captured those early milestones in a snail’s life in minute detail, revealing that a snail’s pace of development ...

OSCEOLA COUNTY—Scientists from the South Florida Water Management District have collected 9,000 apple-snail eggs from Lake Kissimmee as part of ongoing research to boost snail populations in the wild.