Even for the most ardent nature fan, it is all too easy to overlook slugs. Not only are they small, ground-dwelling, and, well, sluggish, but they also don't tend to please the average gardener. They ...

A single night of spring rain can transform a quiet garden into a slow-moving feast. Leaves that looked flawless yesterday ...

Scientists at UC Santa Cruz have completed the first end-to-end genome of the iconic Pacific banana slug, a species synonymous with California's coastal redwood forests and the university's beloved ...

British gardeners and farmers may remember 2024 with a shudder – it was widely referred to as “the year of the slug”. Vast ...