Open a jewelry box or pause in front of a stained-glass window, and you are seeing one of nature’s quieter tricks at work. The color, in these cases, is not painted on. It comes from the atoms ...

Once you've shucked and slurped oysters out of their shells, it doesn't feel quite right to dump the iridescent beauties into the garbage can, later crushed and incinerated among all of the other ...

There is a joyful chaos this time of year that I’ve finally learned to embrace. A big part of the mayhem is that it’s nearly impossible to predict who will be around for dinner. There is a ...

Creamy, comforting spinach ricotta stuffed shells make the perfect weeknight dinner or cozy baked pasta dish. Tender jumbo shells are filled with a rich cheese and spinach mixture, then baked in ...

Twelve large conch shells found in Spain may have been used as trumpet-like instruments, according to new research. Two archaeologists from the University of Barcelona, Miquel López-García and ...

A ninth-century grave discovered in Norway held the remains of a Viking Age woman whose mouth was covered with two large scallop shells. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

When you visit the beaches of Sanibel and Captiva, you will inevitably be greeted by an abundance of pen shells littered throughout the wrack line. Two species of these beautiful, fan-shaped bivalves ...

Bringing durability and sustainability to industries notoriously harmful and wasteful, textile innovations Flwrdwn and Seawool are leading fashion away from conventional materials like wool and down ...

There’s been a particular penchant among the stars for a kind of shipwrecked chic look—last night at Glamour’s Women of the Year awards 2025, Tyla added a delightful new twist to the trend.

A few years ago, the Gwich’in jeweler Tania Larsson was on the hunt for materials to create some new pieces. Specifically, Larsson was searching for dentalium shells—the long, tubular shells deriving ...

Strong gas trading, higher upstream production and liquefaction volumes, and increased refining margins are expected to boost Shell’s third-quarter earnings, the supermajor said in a trading update on ...