Although New Jersey’s seashells can’t compare to the beauties found in tropical locales, the state is still a good place for beginning collectors to get their feet wet. “Northern shells don’t come in ...

No longer strictly shore-bound, shell designs go upscale in fine form. Whether exotic or purely organic in style, the luminous look of shell slides into multiple settings with plenty of natural charm.

Note to readers: The News-Press and Naples Daily News are presenting a series of stories, photos and videos this week about shells and shelling in Southwest Florida − from shell art to shelling ...

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.

Carole Marshall has been collecting shells most of her life. The Chicago native started shelling while visiting Fort Myers Beach with her parents in the 1960s. "The first year I was there, I didn't ...

CORONA DEL MAR — The days of collecting shells, rocks and other sandy souvenirs at Big Corona State Beach are coming to an end. Little Corona State Beach has long been a protected marine area, but ...

PC gamers are an inquisitive breed – if a developer inserts a file into their games, even without announcing it, one adventurous player diving through the game’s directories will eventually find it.

I recently wrote a positive review of Mozilla Firefox, a new free Internet browser that promises to have better security and more user-friendly features than Microsoft Internet Explorer. Firefox is ...

Horse conchs, the flashy marine snails that inhabit Florida’s colossal state seashell, live shorter lives and reproduce later than previously understood, according to new research that warns the Gulf ...

Johnnie Ennis recently fulfilled one of his big goals in life. His hobby is looking for shells that wash up on Sanibel Island. He is a shell enthusiast and has been for quite some time. So when he ...

Linda Fenwick and Lucinda Compton have collaborated to create two shell-encrusted buildings that we are all invited to share. Sharon Dale reports. Pictures by Simon Hulme. Did you know with a Digital ...