After spotting a beautiful shell, Beckylee Rawls didn't think twice about picking it up to get a closer look. What she never could have imagined was that she was actually holding one of the world's ...

A tiny snail trapped in ancient amber has scientists puzzling over the usefulness of hairy shells. Could they make the critters more sexually attractive? Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers ...

A scientific journey that began with a lovelorn snail has provided new information regarding the cause of that snail's rare shell. The lovesick gastropod was a garden snail called Jeremy, named after ...