For the best shelling, you can take a boat tour to the uninhabited island of Cayo Costa north of Captiva, with 14 kilometres of secluded beaches and 971 hectares of preserved nature. I hop on a ...

Florida author Cynthia Barnett’s wide-ranging history of seashells, and the ocean-based animals that make them, reveals insights about some of nature’s most beloved and least understood objects.

Captiva Island will keep nature lovers captivated. Located in the Gulf of Mexico, just offshore in southwest Florida, the island dedicates large swaths of land to nature preserves, and structures a… ...

Day after day sun-lovers come to Sanibel Island. But few stretch out on the white, warm beach or frolic in the gentle surf. Instead–sitting, kneeling or bending from the waist–they sift… ...

There's nothing like warm, sunny day on the beach and spotting a perfect seashell to nab for a little souvenir. And there's is no better place to see your desired shell than at the "Seashell ...

Vacations are meant to be relaxing, and Captiva Island, a tiny five-mile-long island in Southwest Florida has fully embraced that sentiment. Everything about the under-the-radar destination encourages ...

NORTH CAPTIVA, Florida — When a powerful hurricane ripped Captiva Island apart in 1921, it left two islands, divided by a deep pass from Pine Island Sound into the Gulf of Mexico. Although the ...

NORTH CAPTIVA, Florida — When a powerful hurricane ripped Captiva Island apart in 1921, it left two islands, divided by a deep pass from Pine Island Sound into the Gulf of Mexico. Although the ...

Have you ever heard of a nudibranch? They're colorful mollusks with no shells and you can see them at the Bailey-Matthews ...