It may seem unlikely, but snail mucin – the slime produced by snails – has become a popular ingredient in skin care products. Makers of South Korean cosmetics have helped boost slow ...

Toxin from one of the most venomous animals on the planet -- a deadly sea snail -- could help researchers figure out new ways ...

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Led by researchers from the University of Utah, scientists have discovered a component within the venom of a sea snail that mimics a key human hormone involved in regulating blood sugar and ...

‘I love snails and slugs! I just think they’re fascinating,’ says Jon Ablett, our Curator of Molluscs. ‘They’re an unnoticed part of our biodiversity, so it’s my mission to make people look around and ...

Read our full commerce guidelines here. The first time I heard people talking about snail mucin skincare products, I thought it had to be some kind of joke! Surely slathering actual snail slime ...

The firm renting the space said it was a legitimate snail farming operation. The company, Snai1 Primary Products 2023 Ltd, shares its sole director, Terence Ball, with a company called BoyceBrook ...

The Hearty Blueshell Snail is a one of the creatures found in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Most creatures drop recoverable materials and some are used for as ingredients for cooking ...

The World Snail Championships have been taking place in the tiny Norfolk village of Congham for more than 60 years Participants in the World Snail Racing Championships will be slugging it out this ...

Conservationists found a Polynesian tree snail that had been born in the a French Polynesian forest, the first since the species went extinct in the wild. Photo by Paul Pearce-Kelly It’s a ...

The Sneaky River Snail is one of the creatures found in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Most creatures drop recoverable materials and some are used for as ingredients for cooking ...

The skincare powerhouse products, consisting of the Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence and the Advanced Snail 92 All in One Cream, are transforming everyday beauty routines. The Advanced Snail ...