Rather than sheer number, scientists looked at conch behavior to devise what they say is a more efficient way to protect ...

KEY WEST — Making music with a conch (pronounced "konk") shell might seem unusual, but several dozen people tried it during the weekend's annual Conch Shell Blowing Contest in the Florida Keys.

MARATHON (CBSMiami/FKNB) -- Move over Punxsutawney Phil. A conch living in a "touch tank" at Florida Keys Aquarium Encounters in Marathon came out of its shell Wednesday and reportedly saw its shadow, ...

MARATHON, Fla. — While thousands watched to see if Punxsutawney Phil would see his shadow, a different animal also predicted the weather in Florida. A conch living in the Florida Keys dubbed the ...

MARATHON, Fla. (AP) — A conch living underwater in a Florida Keys aquarium’s touch tank confirmed groundhog Punxsutawney Phil’s prediction Tuesday of six more weeks of winter weather. The “mollusk ...

TAMPA, Fla. (Apr. 6, 2022) – The Florida horse conch population – one of the world’s largest invertebrate animals – is shrinking. Established in 1969 as the Florida state shell with a record length of ...

A Texas tourist who collected 40 queen conchs seashells from Key West, Florida, is going to jail for 15 days. A Florida judge also sentenced Diana Fiscal-Gonzalez of Dallas to serve six months of ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – Pennsylvania’s famed groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil, may have competition in Florida. Officials at Florida Keys Aquarium Encounters in Marathon claim a conch can also predict the ...