During the 17th century, trade and exploration created a demand for exotic objects such as shells from foreign ... the mother of Cretan king Minos. The silver mount was likely added in the 19th ...

WASHINGTON— The National Marine Fisheries Service gave Endangered Species Act protection today to the chambered nautilus, which is threatened with extinction due to overharvesting for the ...

Seeing a nautilus for the first time, one would be forgiven for asking if it’s a crab (there’s that stunning shell) or an octopus (its tentacles whir in the presence of food). Given the ...

Dutch Shells and Dramatic Ships An early 1820s silver-mounted Nautilus Pompilius shell cup from the Netherlands is the quintessential travel collectible. From the highly impressive art and ...

The chambered nautilus is a sea creature that belongs in the same class as the octopus. Unlike the octopus, it has a hard shell that’s divided into chambers. As the nautilus matures and grows ...

WASHINGTON (CN) – Noting that “hundreds of thousands” of nautilus shells are traded yearly, the National Marine Fisheries Service has proposed the chambered nautilus for Endangered Species Act listing ...

Throughout history, humans have coveted the gorgeous shell of the nautilus ... up valuable things like gold and silver. While that’s too deep for the nautilus, science still knows very little ...

During the 17th century, trade and exploration created a demand for exotic objects such as shells from foreign ... the mother of Cretan king Minos. The silver mount was likely added in the 19th ...

WASHINGTON— The National Marine Fisheries Service proposed Endangered Species Act protection today for the chambered nautilus, which is threatened with extinction due to overharvesting for the ...