Shells

From eggs to tacos to Ninja Turtles, some of the best things in life come in shells. So cozy on up inside the nearest conch as we regale you with tales of shells from all across the scientific spectrum!
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[Trivia Question]
Golden ratio nautilus shells
link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00004-018-0…
[Fact Off]
Batteries made from crab shells
cell.com/matter/fulltext/S2590-2385(22)00414-3
sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/09/220901135827…
thedailybeast.com/the-future-of-renewable-ener…
sciencedirect.com/topics/engineering/cycle-life
acs.org/pressroom/presspacs/2023/march/crab-sh…
Microplastics and hermit crab shells
oceanographicmagazine.com/news/hermit-crab-beh…
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsbl.20…
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32343937
[Ask the Science Couch]
Mollusk shell development & secretion into spiral shapes
scientificamerican.com/article/how-seashells-t…
scientificamerican.com/article/how-are-seashel…
link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10126-005-6…
pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.0810311106
pbs.org/newshour/science/how-a-snails-shell-ge…
[Butt One More Thing]
Wood-boring bivalve that creates fecal chimneys
link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12526-022-0…
fieldmuseum.org/blog/down-and-dirty-most-unusu…

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