The Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum and Aquarium on Sanibel has a collection of more than 600,000 shells. The elusive junonia is included.

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 ...

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, ...

Tiny plankton shells used to reconstruct past polar ocean temperatures may contain two different chemical stories, a new ...