A Shell That Can Kill You Pick up a cone snail on a beach and it will not wait. The animal fires a hollow, harpoon-like tooth ...

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Tucked among the reefs of tropical seas is a sea snail whose beautifully patterned shell hides one of the ocean’s most ...

An international research team led by the Medical University of Vienna has investigated a new peptide derived from cone snail venom which significantly reduced inflammation-induced pain in an animal ...

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford.View full profile Eleanor has an ...

A study examined the use of a new peptide derived from cone snail venom to determine its effectiveness in reducing pain in an animal model. The international research team led by the Medical ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Storms are known to bring lots of different shells onto North Carolina beaches as they stir up the water. And while many of us like to collect shells on the beach, we are looking at ...

As snails go, the cone snail is pretty feisty! This group of marine gastropods has a venomous harpoon that they fling into prey with extraordinary acceleration. Some cone snails have enough venom to ...