The village of Sarufutsu in Japan's Soya district, is known for its shellfish industry. As such, it churns out about 40,000 tons of empty shells each year which piles up in huge mounds. Working with ...

Most seashells come from mollusks, a large group of marine animals, including clams, snails and oysters, which make shells as a protective covering. These shells are created from the outer surface of ...

TOKYO >> Hills of white scallop shells were piling up in Yubetsu, a town facing the Sea of Okhotsk in Hokkaido. They looked like out-of-season snow mounds. The shells blanketed every free space on a ...

A coastal Northern California home designed by modernist architect Mark Mills that was inspired by shells found at a nearby beach is for sale for $10 million, according to Coldwell Banker Real Estate.

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