You might have seen your fair share on trips to the seaside or being toted around your garden by snails, but that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Grab a copy of Interesting Shells to peruse at home.

THE fascinating diversity of mollusc shells is showcased in these striking photographs of part of the shell collection at the Natural History Museum in London. The images are taken from Interesting ...

When Nagendran was 12 years old, his father Natarajan bought him a seashell from the Chithirai festival fair. “The shape of the shell resembled a Pillayar,” says Nagendran, who little realised then ...

Ask people who have strolled the Gulf Coast beaches of Florida and they'll tell you "shelling" is a serious pastime, with thousands of beachgoers sifting daily though miles of shells left behind by ...

AN extraordinary collection of sea shells from around the world, gathered together by an 18th century Cumbrian woman who never left the country, is to go on public display for the first time in more ...