Noble fan mussels in the Mediterranean Sea have seen their numbers plummet in recent years, thought to be due to a recently identified parasite (Credit: Getty Images) In recent years, mass mortality ...

The ordinary beach lover is more concerned with a tan than what is crunching underfoot as he takes a break from sunbathing to walk at the water’s edge. But for shell collector and enthusiast Robert ...

Some people are serious about shell collecting. John Fatu has a species of abalone named after him. He started collecting shells and sending them to the Smithsonian Institution about 30 years ago.

An eight-year-old girl has found a "very, very rare" seashell, previously undiscovered, in a box that forms part of the collections of the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery (TMAG). Zora was on a "show ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Most people collect sea shells. Look in any bathroom and there's bound to be a row of three or four, usually on the window sill. These ...

On the banks of the Solo River in Java, Indonesia, 19th-century physician Eugene Dubois uncovered an astounding fossil find: the bones of what appeared to be an ancient human, surrounded by animal ...