When you snorkel or dive in Hawai‘i you will more than likely swim right over several species of drupe shells. These marine snails are from one to two inches long and in old Hawai‘i they were ...

But that’s not the case with snails and their coiled shells. They are chiral — asymmetrical in such a way that they can’t be superimposed on mirror images of themselves. Golf clubs have ...

The iron-encrusted shell of a snail that lives near deep-sea volcanic vents could inspire better armour for soldiers and vehicles, researchers say. The scaly-foot snail, discovered in 2003 near ...