LIFE’S A BEACH: Dainty Abalone shells add a bit of ocean chic to home décor, especially on this shell mirror from Jayson Home and Garden. It hangs nicely on a wall or displayed on a dresser ...

Researchers say the vibrant range of patterns and colours on their shell mirror the expression of specific ... mantle tissue of the Haliotis asinina abalone. They then collaborated with German ...

John Fatu has a species of abalone named after him ... shells on scientific display and arts and crafts made from shells, including mirrors, jewelry and needlework "that will blow your mind." ...

Abalone is an umbrella term for a group of marine snails, only they don’t look like your typical snail because they have a flattened spiral shell. Their other common name is pāua, and they can ...

Long before the Gold Rush, flourishing trade routes stretched from the West Coast to points east based on abalone shells scattered in old burial sites. But enough about them: Let’s look at the ...