How can a building of architecture grow? The clue to the answer might be found in the shells of mollusks. The exhibition displays 400 and more kinds of shell specimens collected from all over the ...

Many species rely on diverse selections of entirely organic photonic structures for the manipulation of light and the display of striking colours. Here we report the discovery of a mineralized ...

The beautiful shell -- what is a shell? -- Shells and people -- The useful shell -- Symbols of status -- Magic and religion -- Wealth from the sea -- Carved shells -- Shell jewelry -- Shells in art -- ...