Moon snails lurk beneath the surface of shallow to deep water, burrowing down as much as 7 inches in the sand. Moon snails live in climates ranging all the way from the tropics to the poles. Hawaii is ...

This story was originally published August 2017. Maybe collecting shells is a favorite pastime of yours, but you don’t know which is a moon snail and which is a mud snail. Or, you’re walking along the ...

You walk along the beach these days and it looks fairly empty compared to the summer; no more crowds, few dogs, even the wrack line is sparse. But here and there are clusters of washed up shells, ...

Of the many mysterious things you can find while beachcombing, one of the most difficult to understand is (I think) the egg collar of the moon snail. These beautifully-sculpted ribbons of sand show up ...

With a shell that looks like a full moon, egg cases that look like broken pottery on the seafloor, a unique predatory style and even a feature comparable belly button, the moon snail that frequents La ...

There's fine shell hunting on Ocracoke and Portsmouth Island, North Carolina. Summer's almost here, and beachcombers are ready to hunt for treasures washed up on shore. “You never know what the sea is ...

The tide is heading out and the sandy stretch of beach and tide pools are exposed. Kéet, my border collie, bounds along beside me. Up the beach, near the short trailhead, my dad sits on a log. I walk ...

Have you ever eaten moon snails? Or neon flying squid? Chances are the answer is no. But some local scientists are hoping ...

Have you ever held a handful of scallop shells and wondered why they are colored differently? Or where the holes in a clam shell came from? And what is a mermaid's purse, exactly? Here's a fun guide ...