A snorkeler in Australia found a shell tagged with a strangely specific number, kickstarting an online mystery about its origins. Reading time 2 minutes When Elisha Tess Blott found a mysterious shell ...

The rocks beneath our feet are leaving a hidden signature in the shells of marine snails along Australia’s ancient coastline, according to new research led by Adelaide University scientists. A study ...

For generations, wild abalone fed communities along the Pacific coast, from California to Alaska. Indigenous peoples from over twenty tribes, including the Chumash, Tongva, and Ohlone, gathered ...