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Specifically, the team replaced traditional mortar and concrete aggregates with a shell-based material made from Acanthocardia tuberculata, an edible saltwater clam commonly canned and sold ...

Durable paving blocks created from recycled shells and mining by-products present a lower-carbon solution for construction, supporting circular economy goals.

Engineers at Princeton University have developed a cement composite inspired by the inner lining of oyster and abalone shells ...

Healthy corals are colorful and full of life. And under normal conditions, corals and algae depend on one another. The corals offer the algae protection and the photosynthesizing algae provide the ...

Marcel Proust had his memory-infused madeleines. Marcel Marceau had his invisible dog and a lifetime of pantomime. But it’s unlikely we’ll ever see a more beguiling Marcel than the inch-tall ...

It is virtually impossible for a prospective Magellanic penguin mother to find or build a soft spot to lay her eggs. So it turns out that her eggs come with extra-thick shells to withstand being laid ...