African shell mosaics are a unique and beautiful way to add a cultural touch to your home decor. These intricate designs, ...

Designers from Glenn Spiro to Silvia Furmanovich are turning shells into fine jewelry. By Jill Newman On a recent vacation in Careyes, Mexico, Sara Beltrán scoured the beach looking for beautiful ...

Deep within the ocean, some self-taught home decorators and interior designers build sustainable fortresses for themselves and their families. Nestling in deep-sea trenches, hidden crevices, and rocky ...

Whether you see it from the air, across the water, a neighboring high-rise or up close during a concert, The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park provides a jolt of nirvana. In daylight, the band shell for which ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - It's a simple zigzag design scratched onto the surface of a freshwater mussel shell on the Indonesian island of Java about half a million years ago. But scientists are calling ...

The purplish shells of quahogs, treasured in the past by Native Americans, now appear alongside gold, mother-of-pearl and onyx. By Jill Newman For centuries Native Americans treasured quahog shells, ...