A tiny new species of snail with an unusual shell has been named after the painter Pablo Picasso. Researchers who discovered the three-millimetre creature say they came up with the name because when ...

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The new species was discovered in a semi-evergreen forest in Maharashtra, India, according to researchers. Bhosale, H. S., Patil, S. R., & Pawar, S. S. (2025). Journal of Conchology Scientists in the ...

Ned’s shell spirals to the left meaning it can only mate with another similar snail (Giselle Clarkson via AP) A hunt has been launched in New Zealand to find a suitable mate for Ned the snail. Ned, a ...

Scientists in the "vast expanses of forest" in the Western Ghats, a massive mountain range that stretches along India's western peninsula, have discovered a new species of snail with a striking ...