FRANKLIN — For three years, Katie Loder, 63, was reminded by doctors that she would probably die soon. But they also didn't know exactly what was wrong with her — and still don't, said Loder, who also ...

Cape Lookout National Seashore on the Outer Banks is seeing large seashells tumbling ashore, due to strong seasonal wave action off the North Carolina coast. Park visitors report finding more shells ...

BERKELEY TOWNSHIP — A mountain of shells lay along the western shore of Barnegat Bay. They're being transported by barge and placed at a location off Good Luck Point, just a few hundred feet from the ...

Christine Thompson, an assistant professor at Stockton University, looks through bags of young oysters growing on whelk shells as part of an oyster restoration program being done by the American ...

A pioneering project is making an eco-friendly concrete from crushed shells that would otherwise be set for landfill - and could help prevent flooding. A team at the University of Central Lancashire ...

A whelk needs to be alive when you cook it. To check, rap on its shell sharply. If it recoils slightly, it's alive. If not, toss it and choose another. Serve this dish with a little salad and some ...

Whelk sea shells get this stained look after being buried for extended periods in marsh mud. The resurface on beaches after the mud shifts closer to the sufact, says the National Park Service National ...