After that oyster slides into your mouth, and you've tossed another empty shell onto your plate, do you ever think about where those shells end up? Probably not. Yet that pile of mollusk shells ...

First Person is a daily personal piece submitted by readers. Have a story to tell? See our guidelines at tgam.ca/essayguide. Turquoise rollers heaved, then pounded the shore, foaming at its edge. I ...

I slipped on my sneakers and grabbed a plastic bag, quietly closing the door behind me as I headed into darkness. The resort where I was staying on Sanibel Island, Florida, was eerily deserted at 5:30 ...

The shells of birds and tortoises have proved to be evolutionary winners. In this intriguing natural history documentary, David Attenborough discovers that the ostrich egg is so strong it's possible ...