The snail’s shell defies the smooth spirals we associate with its kind. Instead, it folds into boxy, angular whorls, a shape ...

Rectangular whorls game the scientists the impression of "a Cubist interpretation of other snails with ‘normal’ shell shapes.

A rare New Zealand snail has been filmed for the first time squeezing an egg from its neck, delighting scientists trying to ...

Rangers who have been caring for the species for nearly 20 years say they have never seen this behaviour before. View on ...

This tiny new species of snail with an unusual shell has been named after the painter Pablo Picasso. (Gojšina et al via SWNS) By Stephen Beech A tiny new species of snail with an unusual shell ...

A tiny new species of snail with an unusual shell has been named after the painter Pablo Picasso. Researchers who discovered the three-millimetre creature say they came up with the name because ...