Hard-shell gourds lend themselves both to utility and decoration. Ancient cultures only needed to harvest and dry the fruits from this prehistoric plant to have cooking kettles, storage containers, ...
Deep within the ocean, some self-taught home decorators and interior designers build sustainable fortresses for themselves and their families. Nestling in deep-sea trenches, hidden crevices, and rocky ...
Inspired by Lucy Williams’ effortlessly chic bathroom, this simple hack makes even the most mundane bathroom essentials part ...
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 -- ...
Dr Helen Scales collects shells on a beach in Somerset (RIA MISHAAL) The mollusc collection in the Natural History Museum in London is situated in a quiet basement underneath the dinosaur displays. It ...
A shell etched by Homo erectus is by far the oldest engraving ever found, challenging what we know about the origin of art and complex human thought THE artist – if she or he can be called that – was ...