If you were standing on the edge of a canyon in the San Juan Basin of the Colorado Plateau about 1,200 years ago, you may have heard a loud, distant sound reverberating off the rock faces and ...

In Germany, an estimated 14 million people are affected by obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS)—many of them unknowingly. A recent study found that regularly blowing a conch shell significantly ...

More than 3,000 years ago, an ancient Peruvian culture fashioned conch shells into instruments, creating sounds rarely heard in music. Back in 2001, archaeologists uncovered twenty of these marine ...

The findings indicate that conch-blowing exercises may strengthen respiratory muscles. A new study suggests that blowing a conch shell daily may help improve sleep for those with obstructive sleep ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Conch shell used for signaling. Has 1 ...

(CN) — Scientists have concluded that an ancient conch shell recovered from the renowned painted Marsoulas cave in the Pyrenees mountains is the earliest wind instrument of its kind on record and ...

The folks working on musical permutations of this should consider the use of conch horns in an ensemble. This was most likely not the only instrument ever used by these people, just the one we've ...

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 of ...