For a certain giant saltwater snail species, a new study published in Conservation Biology gave new meaning to the phrase “give me my space.” Researchers from Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium and the Wells ...

Two eyes peek out from under the shell of a queen conch sitting on the seafllor. Queen conch are giant herbivorous marine snails that do not crawl slowly along and leave slime trails. Instead, conch ...

A new study published in Conservation Science and Practice uncovers how breeding populations of queen conch (Aliger gigas) within a protected marine reserve, where fishing is prohibited, sustain ...

This article is part of The State of Science, a series featuring science stories from public radio stations across the United States. This story, by Jenny Staletovich, was published in collaboration ...