Snails have a reputation for being slow, with poor eyes that can barely see the world around them. But conch snails defy these expectations with eyesight as good as some vertebrates. These marine ...

As part of her PhD Alison wanted to investigate how the differences between the conch snails and their smaller-eyed relatives had come about. The work was co-supervised by Professor Nicholas Roberts ...

"Unlike the big, colorful eyes of the conch snails, their smaller-eyed relatives have a reduced lens and disorganized retina while their eyes are at the base of the tentacles rather than at the ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ... levels that could lead to extinction of a tiny snail being considered for endangered species protection.

Communities in areas where the giant African land snail is found are asked to be vigilant regarding their watercourses. That Trini lime at our rivers and streams in parts where the giant African ...

No water, no snail Not much bigger than a grain of rice, the Kings River pyrg has managed to survive in 13 isolated springs within the basin surrounding the mine site. It’s the only place in the ...

The fate of the snail takes center stage after a federal judge and an appeals court dismissed a previous attempt by Native American tribes to get federal agencies to recognize the sacred nature of ...

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Opponents of the nation's largest lithium mine under construction want U.S. officials to investigate whether the project in Nevada already has caused a drop in groundwater levels ...