The queen conch, which can grow to the size of a football, is coveted for its meat and shell. Lisa Collins/Blue Planet Archive Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by ...

Shell-shaped decorative objects were very popular during the 19th century. There were trinket boxes covered in tiny shells, counter bells made with several mother-of-pearl shells put together into… ...

Mother-of-pearl is the hard, silvery, internal layer of several kinds of shells, especially oysters, the large varieties of which in the Indian Seas secrete this coat of sufficient thickness to ...

Inspired by the nature and wildlife found in his native country, Halili carves the skulls into raw, gold-lip and black-lip mother of pearl shells collected from the Philippines. To give more depth ...

DNA recovered from the interior of a conch shell thought to have been used as a weapon in the 2001 killing of a Massachusetts woman has led to the indictment on a murder charge of the victim's ...

Sometimes, the best way to include mother of pearl decor into your home is through the smallest details, like napkin rings. This style (which comes in a set of four), won't overwhelm your space.

The pearls have a porcelain finish and luster like the interior of the conch shell, and come in a wide variety and combination of colors including white, red, pink, orange, yellow and brown.

Thai craftsman Jukkit Suksawat specializes in mother-of-pearl art and is determined to keep the ancient craft alive by doing it the traditional way.

DNA recovered from the interior of a conch shell thought to have been used as a weapon in the 2001 killing of a Massachusetts woman has led to the indictment on a murder charge of the victim’s ...

David Reed was indicted last week in the 2001 death of Rose Marie Moniz after a Massachusetts cold case unit found a hair inside the shell.