Sea turtles have an average lifespan of 20 to 30 years. During that timeframe, they experience changes in ocean chemistry, ...

Scientists have estimated that just one small stretch of beach on the Gulf of California contained at least 2 trillion shells ...

Before becoming experts at seamanship, generations of sailors have participated in the Santa Barbara Sea Shells Association, a program that could be described as both sea-kidship and sea-kinship. It ...

For the first time since 1948, the Santa Barbara Sea Shells weren’t allowed to sail together last summer on the shores of West Beach, where generations of kids have tackled their tacking while ...

Every beachcomber knows that sea shells are beautiful, yet few know they are so beautiful that once their shape inspired a style that spread across half of Europe. During the 18th century, painters, ...

Robert Muir works in the cultural heritage and tourism industry. Nathan Brooks English does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit ...