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Every shimmering pink-green-blue hue on a mother-of-pearl shell contains zero pigment. The entire rainbow is created by microscopic crystal tiles bending light — one of nature's most elegant optical tricks, and it's happening on shells all along the Andaman coast.
A beachcomber's guide to finding shells responsibly on the Phang Nga coast — and how a single photo of a sea turtle can become real science.
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