The color, vibrancy and texture of Africa is on display at the Chicago Field Museum in the exhibit "Africa Fashion." ...

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

A live cowry. Money Cowry shells collected after the molluscs inside have died Pic courtesy www.underwaterkwaj.com For an explanation of the game of Panchi, we need look no further than the novel: ...

These shells were made by elongated egg cowries, Volva volva. This parasitic species of mollusc lives and feeds on the polyps of other invertebrates, such as coral. Their bodies often match those of ...

The Cowrie shell, part of the Cypraeidae family, is found in Western Australia and is known for its glossy exterior and spotted pattern. This particular shell is extremely rare, with only a ...