Some 20,000 years ago, when the last ice age was at its peak, a marine animal with an ultrashort lifespan of just one month, really lived in the moment. In its brief and wondrous life, the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Marines fire an M777 Howitzer during a training exercise. (Lance Cpl. Christian Ayers/Marine Corps) (Lance Cpl. Christian Ayers) ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Marines fire a M777 howitzer in a rehearsal on Oct. 17, 2025. The Marine Corps is investigating reports that one of its artillery ...

Archaeologists working in northeastern Spain say a cache of conch shells was not just decorative debris from ancient shorelines but a set of carefully modified instruments that once filled Neolithic ...

Spanish archaeologists have revived the sound of 6,000-year-old Neolithic shell horns, capable of producing powerful notes exceeding 100 decibels. Discovered across various sites, these instruments ...

Sitting atop the crow’s nest of a small barge, the boat captain shielded his eyes from the July sun and pitched his gaze to the commotion below. The hum of heavy equipment and the clatter of oyster ...

Naturally occurring oyster reefs and salt marshes surrounding much of Marine Corps Recruiting Depot Parris Island, South Carolina, in May 2022. (Stephen B. Morton/AP) A coastal conservationist group ...

At one time considered marine trash, oyster shells have become a valuable — but limited — commodity along the South Atlantic coast. “This definitely is a multi-state, national problem: finding shell,’ ...