Fossils of a new species of giant worm lizards with one huge bottom tooth and a powerful jaw that could squash snails’ shells ...

Researchers discover 50-million-year-old animal from Tunisia could crack snail shells with its powerful jaws. The discovery ...

The recent checkerboard worm lizard (Trogonophis wiegmanni) also feeds on snails. Credit: Alberto Sanchez Vialas The researchers found the fossilised remains of Terastiodontosaurus marcelosanchezi ...

Worms and snails handle the pressure 2,500m below the Pacific surface Giant worms found wriggling under the Pacific seabed have unveiled a thriving ecosystem in a fiercely hostile environment ...

using a hood to capture prey with a Venus flytrap-like technique Sarah Kuta During a release of captive-bred snails in September, researchers discovered wild-born individuals from the Partula ...

The new species would have resembled the iconic "sandworms" from the science fiction franchise "Dune", one researcher said.

Researchers in Tunisia found the largest “worm lizard” that has ever lived with a feeding strategy that has remained consistent for millions of years. The recently identified ...

Austrian scientists uncovered a hidden undersea world with gigantic ‘worms’ lurking beneath the Earth’s crust.

A private school and a food supply company in suburban Shanghai are under investigation for allegedly providing spoiled food that caused dozens of students to fall sick.

which indicate that it fed on snails—a diet that has persisted for over 56 million years. The worm lizards (Amphisbaenia) are aptly named, since at first glance these scaly reptiles resemble a ...