Sea turtle shells balance strength, flexibility, and speed to ensure survival. A new study reveals surprising differences ...

Our special video series looks at some of the more unique shells at the Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum on Sanibel, Florida.

Paul Valéry's Sea Shells offers an antidote to that atmosphere of self-centered bustle. A poetic essay written in 1936 and translated into English in 1964, Sea Shells paints in quiet observations ...

When we picture sea turtles in the wild, it's easy to envision them as armored warriors—their hard, resilient shells serving as near-impenetrable shields against oceanic threats like sharks.