Steven R. Beissinger, Alternative Foods of a Diet Specialist, the Snail Kite, The Auk, Vol. 107, No. 2 (Apr., 1990), pp. 327-333 ...

Escargot is more than just a modern delicacy: Ancient humans who lived 30,000 years ago ate the mollusks too, a new archaeological excavation has revealed.

Scientists puzzled by increasing mortality rates in sea otter populations along California’s central coast say the animals’ food source may be delivering deadly pathogens.

Victor Yool collects, cooks, chews and swallows the gooey local garden snail, and he has served hundreds of the slimy pests to terrified dinner guests. I interviewed the amateur escargot chef at ...

Paleolithic inhabitants of modern-day Spain may have eaten snails 10,000 years earlier than their Mediterranean neighbors. Snails were widespread in the Late Pleistocene and Holocene, but it is ...

1. We investigated whether coexisting snail species in 145 treeless fen communities in the Western Carpathian Mountains differed more in size and diet than would be expected by chance, as predicted ...

There might be a new way to think of one particular species of invasive snail being found in Wisconsin's water: as a part of a gourmet meal. At least that's the approach Minneapolis chef Yia Vang ...

Apple Snails Can Regrow Their Eyes. Now, Scientists Are Asking: Could We? Pink eggs, regenerating eyes, and more snails than you can shake a stick at.

Scientists puzzled by increasing mortality rates in sea otter populations along California’s central coast say the animals’ food source may be delivering deadly pathogens.

Hundreds of burnt snail shells were found near fireplaces along with tools and other animal remains in rock shelters along a cliff in Spain. The snails probably didn't make up a calorically ...