Hunched over a tank inside the Bodega Marine Laboratory, alongside bubbling vats of seaweed and greenhouses filled with algae, Kristin Aquilino coaxed a baby white abalone onto her hand. She held out ...

1. Pick up the abalone. This may require prying the abalone from its hold, and using a stainless steel putty knife is recommended. But let's back up for a minute, because maybe you're wondering, What ...

The brilliant iridescent hues found in ammolite come from tiny air gaps in the fossils’ layers, a new study finds.

Olivia Young is a writer, fact checker, and green living expert passionate about tiny living, climate advocacy, and all things nature. She holds a degree in Journalism from Ohio University. Abalone ...

The earrings are only a couple of inches long, but the masterfully carved salmon look like they’ve leaped from the water to whisper in the wearer’s ear. Their glowing red hues and iridescent ...

DESCRIPTION: White abalone are ocean-dwelling mollusks with a thin, oval shell that is red or brown on the outside and a variety of iridescent colors, particularly white and pink, inside. They grow to ...

In 1955, 10-year-old David Thomas started selling red abalone shells from a wagon on a corner of his father’s property in Morro Bay. Thomas estimates that he sold more than 1,000 abalone shells, all ...

LOMPOC, CALIFORNIA—According to an Edhat report, archaeology students from the University of California, Santa Barbara have discovered a large abalone shell during excavations at La Purisma Mission ...

Highly valued for its edible muscular foot and mother-of-pearl shell, the pinto abalone has declined significantly in recent decades and faces extinction unless it'ss protected — and soon — under the ...