Even a snail, the movie eventually reminds us, can only move forward. Memoir of a Snail Rated R for clay nudity, violence and alcoholism, as well as talk of adult matters.

Hawaii's native tree snails, known as the "jewels of the forest," are rapidly disappearing. Some of the most imperiled only live in human care now, safeguarded 24 hours a day.

On Tuesday, an area of Broward County, near Fort Lauderdale, enacted a quarantine after the invasive giant African land snail was detected there this month. Under the quarantine, which covers ...

These rare hermaphroditic snails are only found in New Zealand and much of their lives has remained a mystery. But now, we know how they lay their eggs–and it’s through their necks.