An international study led by researchers from the University of Tartu shows that approximately 470 million years ago, a ...

On many coastlines around the world, piles of discarded oyster and mussel shells are a common sight — the leftovers of a global seafood industry that produces millions of tonnes of waste each year. At ...

We've feasted on them, built economies around them and in some places nearly erased them from our coasts. Today, 85% of the world's oyster reefs are gone. Many fisheries are collapsing, and those in ...

Sara Breault is a prominent shell collector and photographer in Southwest Florida. Breault advises new shellers to search in the water during low tide for the best finds. She has found two rare ...