pattern or colour on the shell. "What happens is that the mantle secretes proteins and somehow these proteins interact with the seawater to make the shell," Degnan says. By comparing the abalone ...

While they may look unexciting on the outside, abalone shells contain a thick inner layer of iridescent mother-of-pearl that has long driven humans to collect them and turn them into home decor ...

Sliced top shell abalone on cabbage with lemon and hot sauce. At left is abalone as it appears immediately after being removed from the can. 1 (16-ounce) can top shell, also called abalone-like ...

such as abalone and paua (New Zealand abalone), conchs, freshwater mussels, pen shells, and whelks. More interesting, perhaps ...

Like the buffalo in the plains, the abalone in California were used for food, for tools, for adornment. Their shells, brilliant and pearlescent on the inside, were cherished and traded as far as ...

scientists who study the phylum Mollusca have long sought to understand the molecular underpinnings behind the beautiful array of shell patterns and colors. In a new study published in the journal ...

There’s nothing especially remarkable about archaeologists studying stone tools and shell middens—unless ... otters also use rocks to pry abalone loose from the seafloor.

These colors occur naturally in the medium in which Leah Mata, a Northern Chumash artist, works: the shells of the red abalone, or Haliotis rufescens. A pair of abalone earrings made by Northern ...

BOSTON (CBS) - A materials chemist who is discovering the wonders of abalone shells wins Lemelson MIT prize. Dr. Angela Belcher says she's merging organic and inorganic materials in new ways.