When it comes to research on venom and converting it into useful drugs, studies involving exotic snakes or brightly colored frogs seem to attract the most attention. However, one of the most promising ...

Thousands of people here in Hawai‘i and around the world wear this shell around their neck, but few people have ever seen a live textile cone shell. The famous puka shells are made by the large surf ...

Researchers have found that variants of this cone snail venom could offer future possibilities for developing new fast-acting drugs to help treat diabetics. The tapered cone shell is popular among ...

The textile cone snail is a beautiful but dangerous creature. Its venom can paralyze or even kill. Scientists are studying the venom's unique toxins. These toxins may lead to new painkillers and ...

A young man has revealed he was almost killed while looking at shells on the beach after he inadvertently picked up one of the deadliest sea creatures on the planet. Self-described shell expert Jono ...

Those who fly to tropical shores this Christmas in search of sea and sun may be unaware that an exotic shell picked from the beach could potentially bring relief to many thousands of people suffering ...

Beneath the clear tropical waters lurks one of the ocean’s most dangerous creatures — the Geographer Cone Snail (Conus geographus). Its beautifully patterned, intricately marbled shell conceals a ...

They are colourful and intriguing but these little blighters are among the most venomous creatures on Earth BEACHGOERS are being urged not to pick up a certain type of shell as its venom can cause ...

If it's a cone, leave it alone -- that's what Beckylee Rawls learned after she went to the beach and held death in her hand ...

Do you recognize this shell? Park officials at Cape Lookout National Seashore are stumped by it. National Park Service photo Everything from historic ships to World War II mines have washed ashore on ...

Michelle Starr is CNET's science editor, and she hopes to get you as enthralled with the wonders of the universe as she is. When she's not daydreaming about flying through space, she's daydreaming ...

The Geographer Cone Snail, a beautiful but deadly ocean predator, uses a potent neurotoxic venom delivered via a harpoon-like tooth to paralyze prey instantly. While its sting can be fatal to humans, ...