In the 1980s, a trove of rare shells—some of which had been collected on a famed 18th-century voyager’s doomed final expedition—was tossed in a dumpster at Newcastle University in England during an ...

In the 1980s, a shell collection that included specimens from Captain Cook's final voyage was accidentally thrown into a skip and believed lost forever. But much to the joy of scientists, last week it ...

7-year-old Allie Holmes and Meghan Bresnahan (8) of Hope look for shells on the Lincolnville Beach recently. The girls met in preschool when they were 4-years-old. Bresnahan says the best thing about ...

When I moved to Wilmington in January to begin my first job post college, my first few weekends were dedicated to exploring my new environment. This included visiting the Cameron Art Museum, visiting ...

In the 1980s, a shell collection that included specimens from Captain Cook’s final voyage was accidentally thrown into a skip and believed lost forever. But much to the joy of scientists, last week it ...