Independent refiner HollyFrontier Corp. has reached a deal with Royal Dutch Shell PLC to purchase subsidiary Equilon Enterprises LLC (dba Shell Oil Products US)’s 149,000-b/d Puget Sound refinery and ...

Dear Matthew Alice: My mother showed me a trick to do with a big shell she has, and I want to know how it works. When I put the shell on my ear, I can hear the ocean that it came from. How does that ...

If you hold up a seashell to your ear and listen, you may hear what sounds like rolling waves and wind. But it’s not actually the ocean. Now that we’ve got that out of the way, what exactly is it that ...

It's a lovely experience to walk on the beach, and it can be made even lovelier by finding a large empty seashell and putting it to your ear, and hearing the sounds of the ocean. It also gives ...

(PhysOrg.com) -- Archaeologists and acousticians strike an unusual partnership to understand the mesmerizing role of conches in the temple culture around Peru's Chavin. The sound is ancient and eerie.

As part of the definitive agreement signed on May 4, HollyFrontier will purchase the Puget Sound refinery, as well as an on-site cogeneration facility and related logistics assets, for $350 million, ...