Splatfests are huge events in Splatoon 3 that bring the community together by pitting them against each other in a fierce battle to prove their team is the best. During the event, players can collect ...

A large conch shell that had been languishing in a museum for decades has been revealed as the oldest known seashell instrument after archaeologists examined it more closely and realized belatedly ...

Researchers analyzing an 18,000-year-old conch shell found in 1931 say that it was indeed used as a musical instrument millennia ago. The conch shell, unearthed in the Marsoulas Cave in Southwestern ...

Jackson Ryan was CNET's science editor, and a multiple award-winning one at that. Earlier, he'd been a scientist, but he realized he wasn't very happy sitting at a lab bench all day. Science writing, ...

Conch shells, found buried at ancient Pueblo sites in New Mexico, were likely used as communication devices across the arid landscape. James Wainscoat via Unsplash If you were standing on the edge of ...

After 18,000 years of silence, an ancient musical instrument played its first notes. The last time anyone heard a sound from the conch shell trumpet, thick sheets of ice still covered most of Europe.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- The shells of marine organisms take a beating from impacts due to storms and tides, rocky shores, and sharp-toothed predators. But as recent research has demonstrated, one type of ...

Conch Shells Hold Key to Best Ever Body Armor The shells have a structure that is perfect for creating the best body armor we've ever seen, and MIT figured out how to 3D print it.

Engineers have uncovered the secret to the exceptional toughness of conch shells, and say the same principles can be used for body armor and helmets. The shells of marine organisms take a beating from ...

The conch shell is made of the same material as chalk, but unlike the crumbly rock, it's one of the toughest materials out there. If we can understand why it's so tough, we can mimic it to create ...