Finding seashells on a family beach vacation is like discovering pirate treasure. Toddlers, grands and everyone in-between ...

(Getty Images)| The Bahamas' 3-mile-long Pink Sand Beach gets its color from crushed pink and red shells of microscopic coral insects. The shells of these critters mix with the sand, making it ...

Shells A vast range ... giving the beach a few colorful specks of sparkle. Currents tumble and smash broken pieces of glass against rock and sand, rounding off sharp corners and forming smooth ...

These shells break down over time and mix with the sand, giving the beach its distinctive pink colour. Still, Sardinia is a beautiful place to visit during the summer time, where temperatures can ...

Biogenic sand is made up of bits of once-living organisms. Coral fragments are one contributor but foraminifera, mollusc shells and sea urchin spines are also common in biogenic sand. Beaches made of ...