Scallops' soft bodies are well-protected by their hard shells, so … could those same shells protect human heads? That question was asked by the Japanese designers of the Shellmet, which is a helmet ...

Tokyo advertising agency TBWA\Hakuhodo and plastics manufacturer Koushi Chemical Industry Co have created Shellmet, a hard hat made from discarded scallop shells and recycled plastic. The product was ...

Kelp spores are being seeded and grown on small rocks and scallop shells—a seafood waste product—in efforts to regenerate the UK's coastal kelp forests. Unlike many other restoration techniques, this ...

Boaters and divers are hitting the water today as the 2026 recreational bay scallop season officially opens in Pasco County.

Usami and his team are now transforming discarded shells into a new material called Shellstic—like plastic, but with about 20% to 50% shells. After one year of development, the first major product to ...

TOKYO >> Hills of white scallop shells were piling up in Yubetsu, a town facing the Sea of Okhotsk in Hokkaido. They looked like out-of-season snow mounds. The shells blanketed every free space on a ...

Scalloping enthusiasts are hitting state waters as harvesting windows open for the popular marine activity across several ...

For over a year now, many of us have longed to be at the seaside on holiday. We’ve understandably missed the feeling of wandering along a beach, feeling the heat beneath our feet as we cross the white ...