Few countries are as synonymous with a seafood as the Bahamas is with conch. Queen conch, the key food species, is a marine snail that reaches up to a foot in length and can live for 30 years. The ...

Diwali 2025: The festival of Diwali is considered significant for the worship of Goddess Lakshmi, along with the lights and decorations. There is also a tradition of purchasing conch shells on this ...

Conch shells and symbols of the shellfish are everywhere: A giant statue of a conch shell greets tourists at Lynden Pindling International Airport in the capital city of Nassau. Dishes, spoons and art ...

A new study suggests blowing into a conch shell helps alleviate obstructive sleep apnea symptoms. Forest & Kim Starr via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY 3.0 US If your partner snores so loudly that it ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. FREEPORT, Bahamas (AP) — Tereha Davis, whose ...

The ancient practice of blowing through a conch shell could help to reduce dangerous symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)—offering an alternative to medication and machines. People with a ...

Blowing a conch shell improved moderate obstructive sleep apnea symptoms in a small randomized trial. Sleep quality and apnea-hypopnea index also improved with conch blowing. A larger, more diverse ...