The Geographer Cone Snail, a beautiful but deadly ocean predator, uses a potent neurotoxic venom delivered via a harpoon-like tooth to paralyze prey instantly. While its sting can be fatal to humans, ...

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Snails seem like slow, unassuming animals until you meet the cone snail. This mollusk packs a punch as one of the most predatory and venomous creatures crawling the seafloor. This YouTube video shows ...

If it's a cone, leave it alone -- that's what Beckylee Rawls learned after she went to the beach and held death in her hand ...

Recently, Beckylee Rawls and her husband went tidepooling in Okinawa, Japan, where they live While exploring the pools, the project manager noticed something unusual: the top of a beautiful shell.

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With its small shell glinting beneath tropical waters, the Geographer Cone Snail is no ordinary ocean mollusc. Beneath its elegant spiral lies venom potent enough to kill a human. Found across ...

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 ocean’s beauty often hides unexpected threats, and one diver’s recent experience in Egypt’s Red Sea serves as a chilling reminder. What started as an innocent underwater exploration quickly turned ...

Cone snails have inspired humans for centuries. Coastal communities have often traded their beautiful shells like money and put them in jewelry. Many artists, including Rembrandt, have featured them ...

Nearly a century after insulin was discovered, an international team of researchers including University of Utah Health scientists report that they have developed the world's smallest, fully ...