Modern running shoes deliver speed and comfort via carbon fiber plates and towering midsoles. When you strip all that away, you’re left with almost nothing separating your feet from the ground—a.k.a.

As oxymorons go, “barefoot shoes” takes some beating. Otherwise referred to as “minimalist footwear”, these are shoes designed to mimic the experience of not wearing shoes. Evangelists include Joe ...

The ability to regenerate lost body parts has long captured human fascination. Many creatures out in nature can perform feats of repair that far surpass our own abilities. For example, salamanders can ...

From a little garden in New Zealand, comes a lonely snail looking for love. Ned is ying to another mollusc’s yang, but finding a match for him has become a nationwide effort. That is because Ned’s ...

Many groups in the animal kingdom have the remarkable ability to regenerate their eyes, but mammals are not one of them—at least, not yet. A new study analyzed the genetic mechanisms behind the ocular ...

Golden apple snails and humans have similar eyes with related structures. Understanding how the snails can regrow them could help scientists heal human eyes. Alice Accorsi, UC Davis At first glance, ...

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This snail could one day save eyes. 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 ...

While most bugs in Grounded 2 are out for your blood, and are easy enough to beat (at least in theory: whack 'em hard enough), the humble snail is different. When you get up close to a snail, or if ...

Snails can be a real nuisance in the garden, sometimes munching their way through plants and vegetables at an alarming rate. However, they are usually relatively easy to deal with, and the vast ...