AN extraordinary collection of sea shells from around the world, gathered together by an 18th century Cumbrian woman who never left the country, is to go on public display for the first time in more ...

In the late 1700s, a woman collected over a thousand seashells from all over the world. The collection was believed to be lost for decades, until they were saved from the garbage in the 1980s. In the ...

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? Shells from Captain James Cook’s final voyage were thought lost, but it turns out ...

Harry Lee has spent seven decades traveling the world collecting shells — and even found one unknown to science in his own back yard In his basement office Harry Lee, a retired Jacksonville doctor, ...