Beneath the surface of our everyday world lies a creature so small and unassuming, yet it holds a secret that defies expectations. While we often imagine large predators or grazing animals when ...

One afternoon, you read a paper title and pause, not because it is complex, but because it sounds wrong. Right-handed snakes.

Few people probably know that snails have teeth–and quite a few of them. They can not only rasp food but also cut with enormous force. PETBOOK explains why the native Roman snail performs such ...

This lopsided dentition, combined with the unusual ability to move the sides of their jaws independently, enables them to ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Five new species of snail-eating snake, from a group of snakes affectionately known to scientists as “goo-eaters,” have been discovered by a team ...