TOKYO >> Hills of white scallop shells were piling up in Yubetsu, a town facing the Sea of Okhotsk in Hokkaido. They looked ...

The grave looked, at first, like a familiar Viking Age burial: a woman laid to rest with care, surrounded by objects meant to ...

Usami and his team are now transforming discarded shells into a new material called Shellstic—like plastic, but with about 20% to 50% shells. After one year of development, the first major product to ...

A Viking-age burial discovered in Trøndelag, Norway, has left archaeologists baffled by its unique elements. The most striking feature of the find is the placement of two scallop shells near the ...

Archaeologists in Norway have excavated a Viking Age grave of an individual bedecked in costume and jewelry, as reported by Norwegian SciTech News, an outlet that publishes research news from the ...

Shellmet is the latest innovation from TBWA\Hakuhodo’s creative team and Osaka-based Koushi Chemical Industry Co. A small village on the tip of Japan’s northernmost island Hokkaido may have found an ...

Since scallop shells contain over 95% calcium carbonate, they can be reused in various fields. (Pixabay pic) As scallop season gets underway in France’s Brittany region, let’s have a look at some ...

With scallop season is underway in Citrus and Hernando Counties, a group in Homosassa is encouraging scallopers not to dump the shells in the river, saying it's harmful. However, some locals don't ...

Archaeologists in Norway uncover a Viking Age burial where scallop shells were placed on a woman’s mouth. Experts explore the mysterious symbolism behind this unique find.

PLYMOUTH - Large scallop shells rolled into Plymouth Friday for an outdoor unveiling at the Plymouth Area Chamber of Commerce. Artists and sponsors were on hand to view the monumental mollusks and ...

Tokyo advertising agency TBWA\Hakuhodo and plastics manufacturer Koushi Chemical Industry Co have created Shellmet, a hard hat made from discarded scallop shells and recycled plastic. The product was ...