Dr Helen Scales collects shells on a beach in Somerset (RIA MISHAAL) The mollusc collection in the Natural History Museum in London is situated in a quiet basement underneath the dinosaur displays. It ...

Recently, Beckylee Rawls and her husband went tidepooling in Okinawa, Japan, where they live While exploring the pools, the project manager noticed something unusual: the top of a beautiful shell.

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. So maybe things are starting to get a little overexcited in Hong Kong. We notice two recently listed micro cap ...

A TikToker’s beachcombing adventure turned into a viral cautionary tale after she unknowingly picked up one of the deadliest creatures on Earth. Beckylee Rawls was tidepooling in Okinawa, Japan, when ...

A family Christmas holiday almost ended in tragedy after a young girl began playing with a shell that had two deadly octopuses inside. Perth youngster Sophie Pix, 11, was swimming at Quindalup Beach ...

With the summer holidays approaching, many will be looking forward to going abroad. But you should be careful when picking up shells on the beach, as it could leave you minutes from death. A video, ...