Closed shells – scallops, mussels, oysters – promise much. They're all beautiful, but the scallop – a perfectly ribbed fan the size of your palm – is the loveliest. It's hard to believe it's a product ...

Scallops are a perennially popular item on restaurant menus locally. Baked, broiled, or deep-fried, they're almost always a top seller. However, most of those scallops aren't locally harvested but ...

In Botticelli’s famed painting “The Birth of Venus,” the goddess of love can be seen emerging from a giant scallop shell. Scallops, a feast for the eyes, also are a feast for seafood lovers. Sweet and ...

Scallops' soft bodies are well-protected by their hard shells, so … could those same shells protect human heads? That question was asked by the Japanese designers of the Shellmet, which is a helmet ...

Since scallop shells contain over 95% calcium carbonate, they can be reused in various fields. (Pixabay pic) As scallop season gets underway in France’s Brittany region, let’s have a look at some ...