Smithsonian scientists and colleagues report that snails successfully crossed Central America, long considered an impenetrable barrier to marine organisms, twice in the past million years—both times ...

Researchers from John Hopkins University have recently spent their time studying a very strange type of sea snail that appears to ‘fly’ under water, rather than swim. Using a very unique type of ...

Sea butterflies are a variety of snail that possess the unique ability to "fly" through the water, similar to the way insects travel through the air. The creatures, also known as Limacina helicina, ...

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 ...

Smithsonian scientists and colleagues report that snails successfully crossed Central America, long considered an impenetrable barrier to marine organisms, twice in the past million years—both times ...

Smithsonian scientists and colleagues report that snails successfully crossed Central America, long considered an impenetrable barrier to marine organisms, twice in the past million years—both times ...

The discovery of the hitchhiking snails, published in Proceedings of the Royal Society: B, has broad implications. “Not only snails, but many intertidal organisms may be able to ‘fly’ with birds,” ...