The abundance of seashells on North Carolina’s Outer Banks makes it one of the nation’s top destinations for shell collectors, but with quantity comes the unexpected and even the creepy. Cape Lookout ...

Larry Wooten just arrived from Sanibel Island, a lush tropical spot along the Gulf of Mexico with soft, white sandy beaches that were once rich with miles of colorful seashells ready for the picking. ...

Note to readers: The News-Press and Naples Daily News are presenting a series of stories, photos and videos this week about shells and shelling in Southwest Florida − from shell art to shelling ...

Most marine animals form their shells from calcium carbonate, which is a tough mineral also found in limestone. Some sponges and microorganisms use another compound silica. There is also a group of ...

One hundred thousand years ago, a human cousin walked a rock- ribbed beach along the Mediterranean Sea, her head lowered and her large eyes scanning the shoreline. Now and again she stopped, bent her ...

Francis Horne, a biologist who studies shell formation at Texas State University, offers this answer. The exoskeletons of snails and clams, or their shells in common parlance, differ from the ...

Aurelie Moya receives funding from the Australian Research Council. Curious Kids is a series for children. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskids@theconversation ...

It’s probably the most asked question by beachcombers hoping to snag an oceanic souvenir: Where is the best place to find seashells? Of course, everyone has their own opinion on where and when to find ...