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 ...

Twelve large conch shells found in Spain may have been used as trumpet-like instruments, according to new research. Two archaeologists from the University of Barcelona, Miquel López-García and ...

Queen conch once blanketed Caribbean shallows in such numbers that anyone could scoop them up by the armful. Now a converted ...

KEY WEST — Making music with a conch (pronounced "konk") shell might seem unusual, but several dozen people tried it during the weekend's annual Conch Shell Blowing Contest in the Florida Keys.

If you liked this story, share it with other people. International demand for queen conch meat and shells has led to severe overharvesting, while habitat degradation, pollution and warming waters add ...