Over 7 million tons of mollusc shells are discarded by the seafood industry each year as unwanted waste -- and the vast majority of these shells are either thrown in landfills or dumped at sea.

Scientists have made synthetic 'sea shells' from a mixture of chalk and polystyrene cups -- and produced a tough new material that could make our homes and offices more durable. Scientists have made ...

The reason why seashells are tough and lobster claws hard to break, is because of the presence of biological matter situated between the calcium carbonate crystals. These clumps are situated between ...