Blowing a conch requires deep breathing and controlled exhalation, much like playing a wind instrument and this in turn strengthens the lungs, expands lung capacity and can improve overall ...

Conch shells, found buried at ancient Pueblo sites in New Mexico, were likely used as communication devices across the arid landscape. James Wainscoat via Unsplash If you were standing on the edge ...

Pueblo indigenous communities hundreds of years ago may have used conch shell trumpets to call out from their great houses, study says ...

As well as an offbeat musical instrument, the conch shell is an enduring symbol of the Florida Keys.

On January 26, the Republic Day parade too opened with 100 women blowing the conch shell and playing other traditional Indian instruments, marking a departure from previous years’ displays at ...

Symbols of the shellfish are everywhere. Conch shells serve as paperweights, bowls, musical instruments and Christmas ornaments. (AP Photo/David Goldman) ...

Sunaparanta Goa Centre for the Arts organised a 2-day workshop in Acoustics with the Conch Shell with contemporary artist Divesh Gadekar on September .

Scientists have unveiled the ancient song of an Ice Age conch shell, believed to be the oldest known wind instrument of its kind. The 18,000-year-old shell lay forgotten in a French museum for 80 ...