Many Caribbean people who have enjoyed conch fritters, a nice fresh conch salad or conch stew probably have not made the connection that this meat was harvested from a beautiful conch shell. Conch ...

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 ...

Turks and Caicos turned their love of conch into an annual event. In 2004, the first Conch Festival took place in Blue Hills, a settlement in Providenciales. Since then, this special event continues ...

The shell of the giant pink queen conch evolved over millions of years into the perfect haven. Now, researchers have probed the mollusk shell’s mysterious inner architecture in such detail that they ...

Although sea shells of various types have been studied as sources of inspiration for impact-resistant manmade materials, the conch shell is known for being particularly tough. And while the reason for ...

You know how they say, “When in Rome, do as the Romans?” Well, when you’re in the Bahamas, you have to do like the Bahamians and try their most famous local dish: conch salad. Pronounced “conk,” the ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - On Saturday, Sept. 16, Pearlridge Center will host the first Keiki Pu (conch shell) Blowing Contest, in partnership with Aloha Festivals as part of its long-standing Keiki ...