How can a snail crawl along the surface of a pond while hanging upside-down underwater, especially when there’s seemingly nothing to grab?

A research study in which the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid is participating has found evidence that suggests that the key to locomotion in snails stems from the animal's complex muscle ...

The humble snail, trailed by its ribbon of slime, now has its first robotic counterpart in research at MIT that could lead to new forms of locomotion for future machines.

Adhesive locomotion in robots have been limited so far to externally powered, centimeter-scale demonstrators with electro-mechanical drives.

A secret ingredient in snail trails is helping the pests save themselves from poisons spread to protect farms and gardens ...