An international group of snail scientists are trying to solve a long-standing beach mystery: Why do sea snails have so much variation in colour? We need you! An international group of snail ...

They're neither white and gold or black and blue. But in an optical puzzle akin to The Dress, colourful snails are causing scientists turn to technology to definitively decide whether some snails' ...

Discover insights from the banded snails evolutionary study, revealing shifts in shell color and unexpected patterns linked to climate change. What’s the News: British scientists searching for signs ...

The snail’s shell diameter averages about 22 to 30 millimeters (.87 to 1.18 inches). Each snail’s shell has a unique combination of stripes and colors, so no two are exactly alike. These snails eat ...

These snails - which are the second most common large snail in UK, and often found in gardens and hedgerows - have also been used in an "Evolution Megalab" experiment in which citizen scientists ...

Snail shells are often colourful and strikingly patterned. This is due to pigments that are produced in special cells of the snail and stored in the shell in varying concentrations. Fossil shells, on ...

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In finite populations, genetic variation is reduced through the combined effects of drift and selection. Still, populations of many species are polymorphic for inherited traits that are likely to ...

On farms invasive Theba pisana (left) cluster on fence posts, while Cornu aspersum (right) causes problems for backyard gardeners. Source: CSIRO/Michael Dahlstrom Snails are a frustration for many ...