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Close-up view of the planktonic sea snail Limacina helicina
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Arctic Plankton Populations Vary by Season

by David Shultz 5 May 202015 March 2023

Planktonic foraminifera and sea snail numbers swell from April to June in the Barents Sea, but contrary to predictions, the organisms do not appear to be affected directly by high methane levels.

Helix pomatia snail shell from Italy
Posted inNews

Boiled or Raw, Snail Shells Keep an Environmental Archive

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 15 December 201715 November 2021

Snail shells discovered at archaeological sites might still accurately record past weather and vegetation despite being the leftovers of a past meal.

Giant African land snail in an adult hand
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Giant Snails’ Century-Old Shells Recorded Monsoon Rainfall

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 25 September 201718 October 2022

Researchers explored past precipitation in India using shells from very large land snails collected there in 1918 and preserved in a British museum.

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