Conch is a large sea snail harvested in warm, tropical waters. (If you’ve ever picked up a large white shell and held it to your ear to “hear” the ocean, that’s likely a conch shell.) ...

After 18,000 years of silence, an ancient musical instrument played its first notes. The last time anyone heard a sound from the conch shell trumpet, thick sheets of ice still covered most of Europe.

WHILE it may be tempting to bring one seemingly common item back to the UK from your holidays, it could land you in serious trouble. Conch shells are large, pinkish, spiral-shaped shells – an… ...