seashells

240 Million-year-Old Seashells Glows Under UV Light, Revealing Fluorescent Color Patterns

Medicine & Technology Dec 09, 2022

A researcher examined the fossilized specimens of Triassic seashells and found they contain preserved color patterns. Read the article to learn more.

Bringing Ancient White Seashells Back to Colorful Life

Apr 03, 2015

Searching through museum archives can often be quite a lifeless task, especially when you’re sorting through tons of tons of samples of faded white seashells that went extinct millions of years ago. But with a little bit of ingenuity, and whole heap of incentive, some researchers with San Jose State University are bringing life back to these ancient species and giving us a technicolor look as what the seas may have been like 6.6 million years ago.