Learn about snails with a roundup of snail facts. Discover what snails eat, when they get shells, how long they sleep and how fast they move.

Barnacles are more than ship pests. Learn how they filter water, feed predators, build habitat, and affect animals and ships.

You can buy seedling containers, but you don’t have to. Toilet paper rolls, fruit trays, and other household waste can be ...

If you come across a clutch of eggs in the grass, you might have discovered snake eggs. Or perhaps turtle, turkey, or quail. The differences are easy to spot.

The scientists examined the lineages of two groups of bivalves—marine invertebrates that include clams, oysters, mussels, and ...

A French court has rejected a compensation claim against US multinationals by Nicaraguan farm workers poisoned by the pesticide Nemagon. Farmers worldwide still rely on noxious chemicals, often ...

On the day of the crash, weather conditions were ideal: temperature 17C, SE wind at six knots and no cloud cover. As we hear from the crew every time we get on a plane, safety is paramount, and it ...

John Burroughs (1837-1921) was an American naturalist and essayist, active in the conservation movement in the United States. He is reputed to have penned the poem, The Hermit Thrush, inspired by the ...

From finding out where swallows go in winter to discovering microbes here are 10 of the greatest biological discoveries ever ...

In Sejnane, northern Tunisia, women are keeping an ancient pottery tradition alive, despite economic hardship and post-revolution instability ...

Loose laws can still put high-risk wildlife in homes. Real care demands boundaries, humane policy, and respect for wild instincts.

How do sea molluscs create the consistent patterns on their shells? How do they know when and how to change the pigment?