Beneath the surface of our everyday world lies a creature so small and unassuming, yet it holds a secret that defies expectations. While we often imagine large predators or grazing animals when ...

Step aside, Spider-Man: The world's strongest stuff isn't your silk; it's sea snail teeth. The teeth of the common limpet species (Patella vulgata) are tougher than Kevlar and stronger than spider ...

An artist’s illustration of Alligator munensis. The large tooth sockets towards the back of its mouth suggest this extinct gator could crush shells and may have snacked on hard-shelled prey like ...

Researchers in Tunisia found the largest “worm lizard” that has ever lived with a feeding strategy that has remained consistent for millions of years. The recently identified Terastiodontosaurus ...

In the ocean off the coast of Antarctica, a snail lives around scorching hydrothermal vents. Its name is Gigantopelta chessoia. From the outside, it looks like any other shelled slug. But on the ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Five new species of snail-eating snake, from a group of snakes affectionately known to scientists as “goo-eaters,” have been discovered by a team ...

Thom van Dooren is a field philosopher at the University of Sydney and the University of Oslo. He is the author of several books, including “Flight Ways: Life and Loss at the Edge of Extinction, “The ...

A few weeks ago, I published Kathy Ingraham’s testimonial regarding the disappearance of the common European brown snail from her garden. I asked readers of this column if something similar had ...

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