An enigmatic fossil, once considered one of the earliest mollusks, has recently been reclassified by scientists from Durham and Yunnan universities. This discovery challenges our knowledge about the ...

Scientists with the Field Museum of Chicago have discovered that a pigeon-sized Archaeopteryx fossil in its collection displays an array of features previously unknown when it comes to the ...

A rare snail in New Zealand has laid an egg through its neck, and the stunning moment was captured on video. New Zealand's Department of Conservation said in a news release on May 7 that one of ...

In a remarkable conservation success, New Zealand scientists have recorded a Mount Augustus snail laying an egg for the first time in two decades. These giant carnivorous land snails, native to a ...

The Powelliphanta augusta snail was undergoing a routine weight check when an egg appeared from its neck Lisa Flanagan/New Zealand Department of Conservation via AP A rare New Zealand snail had ...

Discovered 25 years ago, a 444-million-year-old marine arthropod fossil stumped paleontologists, as they couldn’t identify its exact species. Sarah Gabbot, who originally discovered the specimen ...

Miao and Jiang are among a growing number of travelers choosing to stay longer in Yunnan, immersing themselves in local life rather than rushing from one attraction to another. Industry insiders ...

(Fossil) Fossil Group is looking for its next chapter under new leadership, even as it makes even deeper cuts and grapples with falling sales. The Richardson-based retailer, which sells watches ...

In a category that is often filled with animated films geared toward children and families, “Memoir of a Snail” and its themes of depression and conversion therapy immediately stand out in ...

Researchers unearthed a fossil of the world's largest worm lizard ... Its powerful jaws and specialized teeth were adapted for crushing snail shells, a feeding strategy still employed by related ...

The species was found in well-preserved fossils from eastern Yunnan Province in southern China ... molluscs come in many different forms, including snails and clams and even highly intelligent ...

Fossils from Shishania aculeata indicate that some early mollusks were flat, armored, slug-like creatures that didn’t have the signature shells we see on today’s snails and bivalves.