An asteroid strike 66 million years ago caused millions of species to go extinct—including many mollusks. By studying the ...

Marine protected areas in Brazil are often viewed as safe havens for biodiversity. But even the strictest of these zones aren ...

Despite being considered sanctuaries for biodiversity, Brazil's marine protected areas (MPAs) are not immune to microplastic contamination. A recent ...

Some €80,000 for Westmeath is included in €2.9 million in funding to local authorities for biodiversity projects under the ...

For the first time, a giant alatoconchid bivalve fossil has been discovered by researchers in Central China's Hubei Province, offering crucial new evidence for understanding one of Earth's major ...

In 2023, biologists Lauren Stefaniak and Marie Nydam had time to kill before their university workshop on marine ...

“They eat bivalves and crustaceans and are eaten by a variety of larger fishes.” Although mantis shrimp are common enough in South Carolina, Doepp’s sighting was unusual, as the stomatopods ...

Also known as chowder clams, quahogs are huge bivalves, full of briny flavor — especially in Mary-Frances Heck's recipe. Beachside cooking is a ritual in Maine, where lobsters are sandwiched in ...

Considered one of the best shelling shores in the country, Bowman’s is the beneficiary of its geography, as an underwater shelf scoops the shells of gastropods and bivalves onto the shore like a ...