Marine snails on the seashore. Littorina snails are common on the rocky shores of Europe, the UK, and the East Coast of the USA. Adult snails adapted to different habitats Adult snails adapted to ...

It is 1988. The Koster archipelago, a group of islands off the Swedish west coast near the border with Norway, is hit by a ...

Live-bearing has allowed Littorina snails to occupy and adapt to a diverse range of habitats. This has led to the evolution many ‘ecotypes’ that vary in their size, shape and behavior.

Marine snails – pteropods — live in this top layer of the ocean. The corrosive properties of the water caused shells of live animals to be severely dissolved and this demonstrates how ...

The scientists gave mild electric shocks to the tails of a species of marine snail called Aplysia californica. After these shocks were administered, the snails' defensive withdrawal reflex - where ...

Snails on a tiny rocky islet evolved before scientists' eyes. The marine snails were reintroduced after a toxic algal bloom wiped them out from the skerry. While the researchers intentionally ...

The man, in his 20s, stood on a cone snail — with some of the species having a venom so potent it can kill humans within the ...

Gobies can change their gender based on social and environmental conditions, switching between male and female roles. Hawkfish exhibit gender flexibility, with some species changing sex depending on ...

He said it was made from the glands of marine snail and about 12,000 were needed to obtain less than 2g of pigment. "The collection of the snails and processing of the glands would have been very ...

This week, while walking along the swash zone of the beach, I encountered a fascinating marine creature: The auger snail.