Most people who find a seashell during their summer holiday on the coast will probably not be aware that they have found a unique record of the climate. For Professor Bernd Schöne, however, these hard ...

Note to readers: This is Part 1 in a five-part series. The News-Press and Naples Daily News recently met with Jose H. Leal at the Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum & Aquarium on Sanibel. Leal is ...

The Junonia is a coveted shell found off the coasts of Florida. It is distinguished by its attractive brownish spots. The shell is part of the Volutidae family. Note to readers: This is Part 3 in a ...

Sherie Van Burgel happily admits that her family is "the biggest shell-collecting family" in Albany, 400 kilometres south of Perth. Shell collecting is a popular activity on the coastline around ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Traci Johnson of Wilmington combs the shores of the Intracoastal Waterway near Bradley Creek in Wilmington, looking for shells ...

The Moskalev's Limpet is a small, cream-colored shell with a conical shape. This shell is found in the Puerto Rico Trench, the deepest part of the Atlantic Ocean. Note to readers: This is Part 1 in a ...

As winter weather unearths a spectacular array of seashells along Western Australia's southern coastline, researchers are urging collectors to exercise restraint and leave them in place. Winter storms ...