Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Around the islands inside Lake Victoria, Tanzania, two new species of fish are on the hunt for snails. Omar via Unsplash In Lake Victoria, the largest tropical lake in the world, rocky outcrops ...

A gene in snails that determines whether their shells twist clockwise or anti-clockwise has been discovered by a team of international researchers. It could offer clues to how the same gene affects ...

Snails have shells the moment they're born, but it's kind of hard to tell. In fact, it's hard to even see a baby snail. Some are nearly microscopic, such as Angustopila psammion, whose adult-sized ...

One of a gardeners’ most unwanted little creatures to find in their gardens is the brown garden snail. This slimy little mollusk can do considerable damage to many of our beautiful plants and ...