At some point when you were a child, a trusted adult likely told you that if you held a seashell up to your ear, you’d hear the ocean. You’ve also likely determined by now that this is not true.

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Dr Karl: It's a lovely experience to walk on the beach, and it can be made even lovelier by finding a ...

In “The Sound of the Sea: Seashells and the Fate of the Oceans,” Cynthia Barnett presents us with a glittering Wunderkammer for our age, a staggeringly varied history — scientific, cultural, ...

From Our Own Correspondent: Gathering Seashells on the Sea ShoreFrom Our Own Correspondent: Gathering Seashells on the Sea Shore ...

Pause For Thought: “Those who look for seashells will find seashells. Those who open them will find pearls.”Pause For Thought: “Those who look for seashells will find seashells. Those who open them ...