The city of San Antonio continues to fight to remove the invasive apple snails from the San Antonio River. One solution would be to hold a Texas cook-off and have chefs from the area develop taco ...

The process of apple snail eye regeneration from amputation to full restoration occurs in four stages over 28 days: wound healing, formation of a special cell mass, emergence of a lens and retina, and ...

The San Antonio River Authority is installing plastic barriers to try to stop invasive apple snails from laying their piles ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KAIT/Edited News Release) - The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission needs the public’s help in preventing the spread of giant apple snails, an invasive aquatic species native to South ...

In a new study published Aug. 6 in Nature Communications, Accorsi shows that apple snail and human eyes share many anatomical and genetic features. “Apple snails are an extraordinary organism,” said ...

The eye of the apple snail is unusually similar to a human eye-but, unlike human eyes, it can regrow itself if injured or even amputated. New research from the Stowers Institute for Medical Research ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission warned on Tuesday of the discovery of apple snails recently found in live crawfish shipments from Louisiana. The giant invasive species has ...

ATLANTA — Georgia's Department of Natural Resources has put out a new warning on invasive snails in the state, identified as the apple snail and mystery snail, carrying around parasites. According to ...

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC) is sending out a warning about giant snails making their way into the state. Their goal is to make sure Arkansans help prevent them ...

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC) is advising the public of the invasive South American aquatic species that have been found in recent Louisiana live crawfish shipments ...

The golden apple snail has camera-type eyes that are fundamentally similar to the human eye. Unlike humans, the snail can regenerate a missing or damaged eye. UC Davis biologist Alice Accorsi is ...