Seashells are so plentiful that you may sometimes take them for granted. Scientists have estimated that just one small stretch of beaches along the Gulf of California contained at least 2 trillion ...

On many coastlines around the world, piles of discarded oyster and mussel shells are a common sight—the leftovers of a global ...

Learn how to properly clean seashells after a family beach vacation, so your precious souvenirs last for years instead of crumbling to bits on the car ride home. Finding seashells on a family beach ...

Do you collect seashells to save as home decor? Right now, the interior design trend to utilize the marvelously mineralized marine souvenirs from the beach is experiencing a massive renaissance that ...

Researchers from Georgia Tech have created a material inspired by seashells to help improve the process of recycling plastics and make the resulting material more reliable.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Georgia Institute of Technology researchers are looking into how best to make recycled plastic more durable and keep it out of ...

An expert from the Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum has compiled a list of rare shells found in Florida. The popular and rare Junonia shell was intentionally excluded from this particular list. A ...

Judy Carlstrom’s fascination with seashells started in 2003 when she drove along the coast from San Diego to Eureka. That led to her interest in hiking along the beach. “I realized I hadn’t done much ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Scientists have estimated that just one small stretch of beaches along the Gulf of ...