This photo of a snail on our front pillar was taken by my granddaughter Emily. What type of snail is it? Thomas Walsh, Co Dublin There is no indication of size, an important factor in identification.

They're neither white and gold or black and blue. But in an optical puzzle akin to The Dress, colourful snails are causing scientists turn to technology to definitively decide whether some snails' ...

Deadly cone snails, usually found on the Great Barrier Reef, have been reared in a laboratory aquarium uncovering a potential treasure trove of new venoms for drug development. Cone snails have been ...