Researchers have found that variants of this cone snail venom could offer future possibilities for developing new fast-acting drugs to help treat diabetics. The tapered cone shell is popular among ...

The cone snail delivers a venomous sting capable of paralyzing — or even killing — humans Recently, Beckylee Rawls and her husband went tidepooling in Okinawa, Japan, where they live While exploring ...

After spotting a beautiful shell, Beckylee Rawls didn't think twice about picking it up to get a closer look. What she never could have imagined was that she was actually holding one of the world's ...

Do you recognize this shell? Park officials at Cape Lookout National Seashore are stumped by it. National Park Service photo Everything from historic ships to World War II mines have washed ashore on ...

A snorkeler in Egypt's Red Sea thought he came across a beautiful seashell only later to realize how "lucky" he was to be alive. Frank, who wished to keep his last name private, picked up the ...

image: Researchers at the University of New Hampshire have found that variants of this venom, known as cone snail insulin (Con-Ins), could offer future possibilities for developing new fast-acting ...