Okinawa, an archipelago that stretches from just below Japan’s main islands almost to Taiwan, means different things to different people. For many Japanese visitors, Okinawa, with its white stretches ...

MARSHALL, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation recently confirmed the presence of 150 invasive Chinese mystery snails in a mid-Missouri lake. MDC staff collected and removed more than 150 ...

The ability to regenerate lost body parts has long captured human fascination. Many creatures out in nature can perform feats of repair that far surpass our own abilities. For example, salamanders can ...

SHREVEPORT, LA. - The LSU AgCenter is calling on residents to help curb the spread of apple snails, an invasive species increasingly found in area lakes and ponds. Apple snails pose environmental and ...

CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — The Defense Department could be required to study ways to prevent criminal conduct by U.S. troops stationed on Okinawa under a draft defense policy bill advanced by the House ...

Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki has accused U.S. military police of failing to coordinate with Okinawa authorities before taking nine Marines into custody on an Okinawa city street during a joint patrol ...

Golden apple snails and humans have similar eyes with related structures. Understanding how the snails can regrow them could help scientists heal human eyes. Alice Accorsi, UC Davis At first glance, ...

The process of apple snail eye regeneration from amputation to full restoration occurs in four stages over 28 days: wound healing, formation of a special cell mass, emergence of a lens and retina, and ...

A snail may hold the key to restoring vision for people with some eye diseases. Golden apple snails (Pomacea canaliculata) are freshwater snails from South America. Alice Accorsi became familiar with ...

Apple snails can fully regrow their eyes, and their genes and eye structures are strikingly similar to humans. Scientists mapped the regeneration process and used CRISPR to identify genes, including ...

While most bugs in Grounded 2 are out for your blood, and are easy enough to beat (at least in theory: whack 'em hard enough), the humble snail is different. When you get up close to a snail, or if ...

TOKYO — Okinawa marked the 80th anniversary of the end of one of the harshest battles of World War II fought on the southern island. With global tensions escalating, its governor said on Monday it is ...