Around the deep-sea vents off the southern coast of Japan, a small, “glass”-like creature was discovered. Getty Images/iStockphoto Off the coast of Japan, thousands of feet below the surface, the ...

Fishing, at least in part, is about waiting and luck. But scalloping? It’s an active pursuit, one spent swimming and diving — treasure hunting, really — because the fresh, beautiful flavor of ...

Present age determination techniques for the sea scallop, Placopecten magellanicus (Gmelin), rely on the subjective interpretation of lines on the shell exterior as representing periods of annual ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. While surveying the frosty waters of the North Atlantic, a team of ...

Sea shells are abundant on the New Jersey shores. There are the black ridged scallop shells that look like accordion fans, the pretty and delicate spiral shells that come in various patterns and ...

Dave was the leader of a group of divers I had connected with while on a 1980 sabbatical in San Diego. On one of our dive trips, we crossed the border and drove to Ensenada, Mexico, diving the rocky ...

Ask people who have strolled the Gulf Coast beaches of Florida and they'll tell you "shelling" is a serious pastime, with thousands of beachgoers sifting daily though miles of shells left behind by ...

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Did you know that New Jersey is the number two scallop producer in the nation, just behind Massachusetts? And one of the most celebrated of New Jersey’s scallop fisheries is Barnegat Light’s Viking ...

Off the coast of Japan, thousands of feet below the surface, the seafloor explodes with heat. Cracks and vents in the rocky sediment allow boiling seawater heated by subterranean magma to shoot back ...