Eco-Friendly Plastic Is Made From Shrimp Shells and Wood Flour

Eco-Friendly Plastic Is Made From Shrimp Shells and Wood Flour

Its creators say that it breaks down in just two weeks after being placed in soil

Conservationists Are Carving Tortoises' Shells to Protect Them

Conservationists Are Carving Tortoises' Shells to Protect Them

Poachers and collectors have no use for a tortoise with a carved shell

Motorola Launches Moto G Shells at $14.99 (€11)

Motorola Launches Moto G Shells at $14.99 (€11)

Users will see their orders start shipping on December 2

Nokia Releases 3D Printing Docs for Lumia 820 Cases

Nokia Releases 3D Printing Docs for Lumia 820 Cases

Enables people to come up with their own, personalized shells for the device

BlackBerry 10 Accessories Emerge Online

BlackBerry 10 Accessories Emerge Online

Cases, shells, replacement batteries and other products are being prepped for the platform

Circular-Shelled Turtle Fossil Found in South America

Circular-Shelled Turtle Fossil Found in South America

The shell on this creature was near-perfectly round, scientists say

Why Ammonoids Were Lost During the Last Extinction

Why Ammonoids Were Lost During the Last Extinction

These cephalopods endured three mass extinctions before the K-T event

Oldest Shell-Bearing Fossils Found

Oldest Shell-Bearing Fossils Found

Fossilized Turtle Found to Have Impressively Thick Shell

Fossilized Turtle Found to Have Impressively Thick Shell

It most likely used the defense to fend off predators

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 19th, 2010
Basing Armor Design on Snails' Shells

Basing Armor Design on Snails' Shells

They hold clues to innovation

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 2nd, 2009
Sea Creatures Build Larger Shells

Sea Creatures Build Larger Shells

All because of ocean acidification

Ancient Arthropods Were Home Scavengers

Ancient Arthropods Were Home Scavengers

They acted much like hermit crabs do today

Mystery of Shark Island

Mystery of Shark Island

A child's laughter can be creepy...