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

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.

An international team of experts has resolved long-standing questions about the evolutionary history of mollusks, one of the ...

Ozempic was derived from Gila monsters, a lizard native to the southwestern US; Prialt, used to treat chronic pain in HIV and cancer patients, comes from deadly cone snails; and captopril ...

Ho Yan Yeung, PhD, first author on the study (left) and Thomas Koch, PhD, also an author on the study (right) examine a freshly-collected batch of cone snails. Image credit: Safavi Lab.