Researchers have developed a type of concrete that uses discarded shells. It's now combating floods and food waste in urban gardens and along cycling paths.

This seashell horn, with its unique sonority, both deep and strong with an enduring reverberation, sheds light on a musical dimension until now unknown in the context of Upper Paleolithic societies.

Scientists have unveiled the ancient song of an Ice Age conch shell, believed to be the oldest known wind instrument of its kind. The 18,000-year-old shell lay forgotten in a French museum for 80 ...

More recently, the seashell has been highlighted for its eco-friendly qualities, as seen with the necklaces and harnesses in Chloé’s spring/summer 2022 collection. As a natural material, shells have ...

Two cases were presented during the webinar; the first a prehistoric musical instrument, which is thought to be at least 18,000 years old and is the oldest seashell horn discovered in a cave in ...

Two cases were presented during the webinar; the first is a prehistoric musical instrument, which is thought to be at least 18,000 years old and is the oldest seashell horn discovered in a cave in ...

Several large glass cases are filled with conchas (named for the sugar design stamped on top that looks like a seashell), horn-shaped confections filled with cream, and folded pastries with a ...

Hear the sound of a seashell horn found in an ancient French cave In 1931, researchers working in southern France unearthed a large seashell at the entrance to a cave.

Best from science journals: Listen to the sound of an 18,000-year-old seashell horn Here are some of the most interesting research papers to have appeared in top science journals last week.