It's hard to go to any beach without looking for a treasure or two in the sand. Florida's coastline is full of shells both rare and common. While seashell hunters can travel far and wide to scour good ...

Seashells are the abandoned exoskeletons of mollusks, like snails and clams. Numerous seashell varieties, including ark shells, scallops and conchs, can be found on Corpus Christi beaches, ...

Waves splash along the sandy beach, a rhythmic pounding of the ocean. Partially buried, pink and white seashells adorn the beach. Stopping to pick up an interesting shell — and slipping it in your ...

Most seashells come from mollusks, a large group of marine animals, including clams, snails and oysters, which make shells as a protective covering. These shells are created from the outer surface of ...

Ah, youth. Standing before the looking glass, we all feel a pang to see the form we once possessed reflected back, now distorted though some strange morph of age and elements. Have you been to a class ...

Storms in general usually bring in an excess of shells – so Sanibel, the "seashell capital of the world," could possibly see more shells due to Ian's impacts. But the presence of excess shells could ...

Named the best shelling spot in North America by Travel + Leisure magazine, Sanibel Island—located near Fort Myers on the Gulf of Mexico—is a true haven for seashell-spotting enthusiasts. “It turns ...

Sometimes some people love ordinary things in extraordinary ways, and seashells are one of those things. It’s an uncommon love that typically goes unseen and thus, unrecognized. But this weekend, ...

Afterward, stop in at Sanibel Seashell to stock up on any treasures you may have missed; the seventy-three-year-old, family-owned shop carries more than 10,000 kinds of shells. And if you happen to ...

Archaeologists in the United Arab Emirates found hundreds of seashell fragments left from a craft workshop at an ancient desert oasis settlement, a study said. Photo from T. Sagory Waves splash along ...