Mollusks

Miami battling invasion of giant African snails

9 Feb 2012

No one knows how they got there. But an invasion of African giant snails has southern Florida in a panic over potential crop damage, disease and general yuckiness surrounding the slimy gastropods.

Buying Christmas dinner at the West Side Market: Cleveland Remembers

9 Feb 2012

Now living in Wichita Falls, Texas, Andy Kerschbaum fondly recalls childhood visits to the West Side Market. Imagine, he says, being dressed as if in a scene from "A Christmas Story."

UAB students studying in Antarctica

9 Feb 2012

UAB students studying during summer in Antarctica.