The beaches with the best shells are brimming with natural treasures. It's time for a visit. A beach day? (S)hell yeah!

In the past, the last thing that came to mind when I thought of snails and slugs was beauty. A little bit of disgust and ...

To give new life to shoreline habitats, a growing number of projects are harnessing the reef-building power of oysters.

Beckylee Rawls was out exploring the tidepools when she noticed the top of a beautiful shell. She picked it up and held it ...

A team of researchers released 125 million oyster larvae into the Gulf on Tuesday in an effort to boost oyster populations, ...

Occasionally, Goethel said some of the color proteins are missing, resulting in shell colors ranging from red, yellow, orange and blue, to specimens with multi-color shells — like a calico ...

Tiger sharks are one of the few natural predators of sea turtles. The largest species of sea turtles can grow up to seven feet long. But tiger sharks are even larger and may grow to around 14 feet in ...

From oyster shells to fishing nets, by repurposing marine industry waste, European researchers are turning today’s rubbish into tomorrow’s building blocks. Go to accessibility shortcuts Share ...

Sea Shells Paul Valéry (Beacon Press) Every summer, every winter, and often enough during the seasons in between, millions of humans around the globe make their way to the beach.

Sea urchins use their spiked shells to protect themselves from predators. ©Damsea/Shutterstock.com. There are 950 types of sea urchins. Sea urchins are omnivores, and they use their shells for ...

My wife is a lover of sea glass, especially the elusive purple and blue pieces, while my kids always search for shells, those that are both empty and not. (We leave the occupied ones behind.) ...

It can be a wide variety of colors, ranging from white, to hues of blue, ... Here are the best beaches in Florida to find sea glass glittering among the shells and sand.