What is the Partula snail? Also known as the Polynesian tree snail or niho tree snail, the Partula snail (Partula nodosa) is actually one of several snail species of the genus—all of which are ...

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A team successfully transplanted memories by transferring a form of genetic information called RNA from one snail into another. The snails were trained to develop a defensive reaction. When the ...

Following is a transcript of the video. Medha Imam: When you picture eating snails, you may think of a buttery French delicacy. But halfway across the world, there's another type of snail that is ...

First things first: “Memoir of a Snail” is not, in fact, the memoir of a snail. It is the memoir of an Australian woman named Grace Pudel (pronounced “Puddle”), who loves snails very much.

‘I love snails and slugs! I just think they’re fascinating,’ says Jon Ablett, our Curator of Molluscs. ‘They’re an unnoticed part of our biodiversity, so it’s my mission to make people look around and ...

Snail slime has been used in skincare for centuries, and today the snail beauty-product industry is worth an estimated $4 billion. Back in the day, the snails had to be killed for their slime to ...

A snail is an equally comforting and discomfiting creature. Its ornamental shell is both a home and armor. Its glacial pace, often accompanied by a viscous sludge it leaves behind, make it a messy ...

This is the dismal, strange, and wondrous path trodden by director, writer, and production designer Adam Elliot in his brilliant film Memoir of a Snail. Having long dwelled in narratives that ...

After claiming the Cristal at Annecy earlier in the year, Australian animation “Memoir of a Snail” has now won the top honor at the BFI London Film Festival. Adam Elliot’s acclaimed stop ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Australian writer-director Adam Elliot’s celebrated “claymation biographies” are definitely not for children. They’re ...