How Jeremy the lonely snail showed that two lefts make a right
Rare left-coiled shells in garden snails turn out to be a developmental accident not an inherited trait.
Angus Davison, Associate Professor and Reader in Evolutionary Genetics, University of Nottingham
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June 3, 2020 • ~5 min
June 3, 2020 • ~5 min
Tags: citizen-science snails left-handedness
Warming seas threaten mid-Atlantic sea snails
Climate change could threaten the survival of the common whelk, a sea snail with the misfortune of living in one of Earth's fastest warming marine areas.
Tags: climate-change fisheries fishing oceans snails earth-and-environment
Wales a haven for wildlife - but for how long?
It is one of Europe's "best wildlife secrets" and home to unique and unusual species.
Tags: environment conservation birds bees nature reptiles animals wildlife wildlife-conservation snakes bats amphibians puffins seals dolphins spiders rspb wolves natural-resources-wales cardiff maesteg swansea st-fagans cardigan ospreys merthyr-tydfil aberystwyth slugs menai-bridge skewen bala new-quay aberdyfi snails caerphilly guillemots razorbills snowdon toads
Eating oysters in ‘R months’ rule is 4,000 years old
The rule of thumb about eating oysters in certain months of the year goes back at least 4,000 years, a new study shows.
Tags: history fossils shellfish snails science-and-technology oysters
Drones keep an eye on tropical disease hotspots
To track schistosomiasis, researchers used to count snails—home to the worms that cause the disease. Drones might offer a better way.
Tags: water infections snails parasites featured health-and-medicine schistosomiasis
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