The earrings are only a couple of inches long, but the masterfully carved salmon look like they’ve leaped from the water to whisper in the wearer’s ear. Their glowing red hues and iridescent ...

The black abalone mollusk (Haliotis cracherodii) is a delicacy in many regions of the world, with fancy restaurant diners ...

Abalone are near extinction, but UC Davis researchers think they can help turn that around with the help of an old medical tool used in hospitals for decades: ultrasounds. At the UC Davis Marine ...

Sliced top shell abalone on cabbage with lemon and hot sauce. At left is abalone as it appears immediately after being removed from the can. 1 (16-ounce) can top shell, also called abalone-like ...

An abalone shell is made of thousands of layers of "tiles" made of calcium carbonate (more commonly known as chalk). A key to the strength of the abalone shell is a protein adhesive that binds to the ...

Sharks, red tide and scuba diving: That's enough to keep me from scouring the frigid waters of Northern California for abalone (and I can already hear the cries of gratitude from the wet-suiters who ...