The signature seashell and anchor themes that defined 2000s-era beach houses and coastal dwellings may be fading, or at least ...

Sea turtles act as living records of ocean change, with shells capturing decades of data to help researchers protect endangered species.

Scientists have estimated that just one small stretch of beach on the Gulf of California contained at least 2 trillion shells ...

MELBOURNE, Fla. — The 45th Annual Space Coast Seashell Festival celebrates seashells with all kinds of interactive activities. The festival on Jan. 17-18 has more than 60 vendor displays and ...

Watch a blue crab molt as it escapes its shell. Learn how crabs shed exoskeletons, survive vulnerability, and grow larger.

A bone discovered by a family searching for seashells on a Northern California beach has helped solve one of Sonoma County’s ...

Located in the archipelago of Fiji, this small island was apparently made from sea shells discarded by a 1,200-year-old ...

For a long time, shell mosaics were easy to dismiss. They were mostly associated with quaint “sailor’s valentines,” intricate 19th-century shell arrangements tucked inside octagonal boxes and sold as ...

Techniques developed to study the distant past—from dating ancient artifacts to reconstructing climate records in ice cores—are now being repurposed to help us better understand the lives of modern ...

In a bid to reduce the carbon dioxide (CO 2) emissions produced by the construction industry, researchers at the University of Córdoba have developed a paving block derived from mollusk shells.

Taylor Pittman got her Technical and Creative Writing Degree in 2021 and has a passion for video games and storytelling. She has enjoyed reading and writing since she was old enough to pick up a ...

Tucked along the quiet marshes of Jekyll Island, Georgia, the Horton House stands as a rare and fascinating piece of colonial history. Built in 1743 by Major William Horton, this remarkable structure ...