Yurena Yanes unearths ancient snail shells (gastropods) from beneath an archeological site. Snails have been hailed as nutritious delicacies, providing early humans with part of their healthy diet for ...

Escargot is more than just a modern delicacy: Ancient humans who lived 30,000 years ago ate the mollusks too, a new archaeological excavation has revealed. Hundreds of burnt snail shells were found ...

Strange hammerlike teeth seen in two newfound species of ancient marsupials -- teeth unknown in any other mammal -- were the weapons they once used to smash open snail shells. Oddly, a bizarre group ...

The Tibetan Plateau in south-central Asia, because of its size, elevation and impact on climate, is one of the world's greatest geological oddities. At about 960,000 square miles it covers slightly ...

Volunteers repair and re-chalk the Cerne Abbas Giant in Dorset, England. The 180-foot figure has been on the grassy hillside as long as anyone alive can remember, but many wondered if it might be ...

Spanish archaeologists have revived the sound of 6,000-year-old Neolithic shell horns, capable of producing powerful notes ...

A tiny snail trapped in ancient amber has scientists puzzling over the usefulness of hairy shells. Could they make the critters more sexually attractive? Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers ...

A collection of fossil shells from marine snails and clams is challenging a theory that says the world's deadliest mass extinction was accompanied by severe ocean acidification. The study is the first ...

GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA—Oyster eaters have been avoiding the shellfish during the summer months—thereby lowering their risk of food poisoning—for at least 4,000 years, according to an announcement ...