A snorkeler had a dangerously close call after picking up a stunning seashell, unaware that it was potentially home to one of ...

Divers, underwater submersibles and remotely operated vehicles found 886 marine species over a 16-month period, and they have ...

A Reddit user has discovered how 'lucky to be alive' they are after sharing an underwater photograph of them holding a shell ...

A snorkeler in Egypt's Red Sea thought he came across a beautiful seashell only later to realize how "lucky" he was to be ...

from common garden snails to hydrothermal spring snails covered in iron scales, mollusks are organisms capable of thriving in a wide variety of habitats, including seabed, coastal, freshwater and ...

While the pinch is non-venomous, it can be painful and startling. Although primarily a marine creature, the cone snail’s presence in coastal regions warrants inclusion. Small and beautifully patterned ...

Cone snails are highly venomous sea snails that can be found primarily in Western Australia and Queensland. Whilst they may look pretty, it’s no surprise that it’s advised not to touch them.

Want to join the family? Sign up to our Kidspot newsletter for more stories like this. Cone snails are incredibly dangerous. TikTok creator Olivia Warden has taken to the app after followers of ...

An investigation of the cone snail toxin has led to the development of a new method for studying molecular interactions. Researchers led by Izhar Karbat and Eitan Reuvenyat from the Weizmann Institute ...

she said on TikTok on Tuesday. Locals were quick to inform Olivia about the presence of cone snails, some species of which have a venom so potent it can kill humans within the hour. Venomous cone ...

Dr. Izhar Karbat and Dr. Eitan Reuveny set out to investigate how the cone snail toxin Conkunitzin-S1 (Cs1) works to immobilize fish, despite not affecting mammals or mollusks. The experts found that ...

A cone snail toxin known to affect both insects and ... other insects but doesn't impact mammals or other creatures like mollusks. However, exactly what its targets were in fish remained elusive.