Before summer is over, make good use of fresh zucchini and corn in this easy, substantial, pretty pasta dish made with shells. Use the smallest shells you can find, or add elbows, cavatelli, or ...

A few issues have been reported with some of the artillery shells received through the Czech initiative, according to German publication Handelsblatt, which cited a letter from Kyiv to Prague. Czechia ...

Renowned malacologist John “Jack” Lightbourn has officially opened a new exhibition featuring some of the smallest sea shells on the planet. The Micromollusc Shell Collection can be seen at the ...

Last week, I wrote about pelicans, the biggest birds on Sanibel Island, Fla., so this week, I decided to focus on something smaller. Sanibel locals, as well as island visitors, take collecting of ...

It's always a good time to hunt for shells in Southwest Florida. But with snowbird and tourist season just underway, we thought it would be a good idea to inspire shelling enthusiasts with a list of ...

When Yarmouth Port resident Sandy Moran left her job as an accountant for a law firm 26 years ago, she headed to Sanibel Island in Florida. There she wandered into a shell shop and found a brand new ...

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 ...

Have you ever wondered about the true nature of cowrie shells? Where do they come from? Are they simply shells, or is there more to their story? You may have a vague understanding that cowries were ...

Coccoliths have been found to dissolve when seawater acidifies. Coccoliths are very small shells of calcium carbonate that encapsulate algae. “The shell falls completely apart when we do experiments ...