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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Understanding both intended and unintended molecular targets is essential for safety and effectiveness. Now, inspired by a toxin found in cone snail venom, researchers at the Weizmann Institute of ...

which are cone snails' prey. Cs1 is a toxin that blocks potassium channels, essential gateways for cell function. It has a potent effect on fruit flies and other insects but doesn't impact mammals or ...