High Country News’ twice weekly email newsletter includes our latest on-the-ground reporting and investigations from across the West. Scientists have known that by studying these scars they can glean ...

Black turban snails are small marine snails that make tasty prey for crabs. Failed crab attacks leave scars on a snail’s shell. By analyzing the rate of scarring and the size of the snail when it was ...

Hermit crabs are more than happy to let snails build them a perfect home. Hermit crabs are obsessed with snail shells. These crafty little crabs, found in California's rocky intertidal zone, are more ...

The white disk visible on the foot of this live Hawaiian turban snail detaches when the snail dies, washing up on the beach as a so-called cat’s eyes. Turban snails were named for their resemblance to ...