Escargot is more than just a modern delicacy: Ancient humans who lived 30,000 years ago ate the mollusks too, a new archaeological excavation has revealed. Hundreds of burnt snail shells were found ...

The Tibetan Plateau in south-central Asia, because of its size, elevation and impact on climate, is one of the world's greatest geological oddities. At about 960,000 square miles it covers slightly ...

Strange hammerlike teeth seen in two newfound species of ancient marsupials -- teeth unknown in any other mammal -- were the weapons they once used to smash open snail shells. Oddly, a bizarre group ...

Pottery fragments found onsite are lined in purple pigment, suggesting they were once containers for dye. Lydia Berger / PLOS ONE On an island in Greece, researchers have discovered a 3,600-year-old ...

Archaeologists have announced the discovery of a pre-Hispanic camp in Mexico where the ancient Maya cooked and ate snails. The researchers uncovered the camp during excavations in the municipality of ...