HIRONO, Iwate Prefecture--Sea urchin are a culinary delicacy, but because their shells are often seen as too difficult or costly to recycle, they end up getting tossed out in bulk. But a local ...

A sea turtle's shell is a masterpiece. A study reveals that marine turtle shells combine flexibility and strength to protect against predators like sharks and stress while optimizing movement.

Sea Hares are beautiful and strange creatures, snails with greatly reduced, fragile, internal shells. They are named after their sensory tentacles that look a bit like 'bunny-ears' but are used to ...

Paul Valéry's Sea Shells offers an antidote to that atmosphere of self-centered bustle. A poetic essay written in 1936 and translated into English in 1964, Sea Shells paints in quiet observations ...

When we picture sea turtles in the wild, it's easy to envision them as armored warriors—their hard, resilient shells serving as near-impenetrable shields against oceanic threats like sharks.