A deep-sea snail wears a multi-layered suit of armor, complete with iron, new research shows. Dissecting details of the shell’s structure could inspire tough new materials for use in everything from ...

An as-yet-unnamed species of snail living around hydrothermal vents deep beneath the Indian Ocean bears an unusual suit of armor forged from the dissolved minerals spewing into its seafloor habitat.

The iron-plated shell of a deep water snail could inspire a new class of life-saving armor for soldiers, according to new research published in the current issue of the Proceedings of the National ...

Biomimicry: is there anything it can’t do? The latest example of science imitating nature comes from researchers at MIT who have discovered that the shell of a tiny deep-sea snail could give way to ...

Undersea chimneys, nicknamed “black smokers,” belch out superheated water from below the Earth’s crust. The waters surrounding the smokers are teeming with toxic compounds – sulfur and other compounds ...

Deep within the Kairei Indian hydrothermal vent field, two-and-one-half miles below the central Indian Ocean, scientists have discovered a gastropod mollusk, whose armor could improve load-bearing and ...

Deep within the Kairei Indian hydrothermal vent field, two-and-one-half miles below the central Indian Ocean, scientists have discovered a gastropod mollusk, whose armor could improve load-bearing and ...