What’s the secret to eternal youth? Apparently, it’s letting a live snail slime its way all over your face. That’s the claim from a Japanese beauty salon, which says mollusk mucus contains anti-aging ...

A seaside snail crawling along the gooey streak left by another snail is saving a lot of energy, say researchers, because it doesn’t have to ooze so much slime itself. “It’s much, much more expensive ...

Having live snails crawling on your face sounds like the stuff of nightmares, but in Japan one company is hoping people will be prepared to pay for it. Snails help in regenerating mucus, healing ...

A mucus-excreting robot with a single large foot can effectively imitate the way snails crawl over surfaces – even steeply inclined ones. “I always say that snails are like Michael Jackson to me. You ...