Have you ever wondered if slugs can smile — or if they even have teeth? Their smooth bodies and simple appearance might ...

Simple plants aren't always easy, proves the Radula buccinifera complex, formed of "primitive," small, moss-like plants called liverwort. Molecular and morphological evidence show that what was ...

Move over, marijuana: Scientists have their eye on a THC-like psychoactive chemical found in the unassuming, lumpy Radula, a group of plants in the liverwort family. That’s not to say that some people ...

The radula sounds like something from a horror movie -- a conveyor belt lined with hundreds of rows of interlocking teeth. In fact, radulas are found in the mouths of most molluscs, from the giant ...

It’s been a long year, and with the holiday season upon us, nobody needs an excuse to unwind. But for those who do, look no further than the humble liverwort plant, native to New Zealand and Tasmania, ...

First, snails have jaws that they use to pull food into their mouths. But their teeth aren’t located on the jaws–they’re actually located on the radula, the snail’s version of a tongue. The radula is ...

Holotype. USNM 196169, (35K), National Museum of Natural History, Washington DC, USA. Referred material and locality. One-hundred and eighty-eight specimens (Royal Ontario Museum) from the Greater ...

This is a close up of the radula preserved in Calvapilosa kroegeri next to a radula from a modern chiton. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted ...

Marine snails, commonly called limpets, cling tenaciously to rocks as waves batter them. They can clamp on with a force of 75 pounds per square inch, using their muscular mollusk "foot" and a chemical ...

A pair of researchers, one with the University of Cambridge, the other the Royal Ontario Museum, has found a clue that might help place Typhloesus wellsi, nicknamed the "alien goldfish," on the tree ...