TROY, N.Y. — Jewels of the Sea, once a beloved South Troy science museum featuring a vast collection of seashells, has been reborn as a virtual exhibit specializing in 3D photographs of natural ...

SARASOTA — Stuffed in drawers and gleaming on glass shelves, Tom Castle flashes a twinkle in his eye when he sees and talks about his seashell collection. It’s a “collector’s itch,” as he calls it, ...

LOUDON COUNTY, Tenn. — Pete Stimpson was on a trip to Tahiti in 1988 when he collected his first seashell. Thirty-two years later, the Loudon physician owns one of the largest shell collections in the ...