A conch shell discovered in Marsoulas Cave in 1931 and dismissed as a ceremonial cup has been re-examined using high-tech imaging, revealing deliberate modifications that transform it into a wind ...

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, ...

Buying souvenirs is a fun part of any trip. But some of the best ones aren’t the kind that are purchased. For example, beach trips are the perfect time to collect a few shells. Enter Paige. She’s a ...

Artist's rendering of a prehistoric human playing the ancient conch instrument G. Tosello A team of researchers was studying the archaeological inventory of the Natural History Museum of Toulouse in ...

Music from the large conch probably hadn’t been heard by human ears for 17,000 years. By Katherine Kornei See more of our coverage in your search results.Encuentra más de nuestra cobertura en los ...

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.