Robert Louis Stevenson visited the Monterey Peninsula in 1879, and his tour of China Point captured its exotic flavor: “You will come upon a space of open down, a hamlet, a haven among rocks, a world ...

"It's just really exciting," one leader said of the groundbreaking plan to reunite ytt Tribe with its ancestral land.

Jewelers may prize abalone shells for their mother-of-pearl, but scientists have long been equally enchanted by the shell’s strength. Researchers at the University of California, San Diego have used a ...

Black abalone once carpeted the rocky shores of California by the millions. The large, long-lived sea snails sustained ...

The rocks beneath our feet are leaving a hidden signature in the shells of marine snails along Australia’s ancient coastline, according to new research led by Adelaide University scientists. A study ...

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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 ...