Environmentalists are urging federal officials to save a pair of Northwest species that you’ve probably never heard of. If you’ve seen one of them, you might have mistaken it for a pebble on the ...

In the southern hills of the Mexico state of Coahuila, water bubbles from below the surface to create crystal clear pools between the rocks. The freshwater springs are known as Los Chorros, the jets, ...

In its temporary home at a laboratory aquarium in China, a river creature began to “dance.” The small animal twisted its shell in circles, sometimes changing direction. Scientists watched the animal.

The Geographer Cone Snail, a beautiful but deadly ocean predator, uses a potent neurotoxic venom delivered via a harpoon-like tooth to paralyze prey instantly. While its sting can be fatal to humans, ...

If you look at a snail's shell, the chances are it will coil to the right. But, occasionally, you might find an unlucky one that twists in the opposite direction - as fans of Jeremy the lefty snail ...

Scientists found a small animal in a river of Guangxi that uses its shell to “dance” and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Xu Cheng Wei and Yue Ming He via Chen, He, Wang and Pan ...