Native oysters in North America occur from Atlantic Canada down the East Coast of the U.S. into the Gulf of Mexico. They have ...

Tropical cyclones (TCs) rank among the most destructive weather phenomena, often bringing intense winds, heavy rainfall, and ...

The beaches with the best shells are brimming with natural treasures. It's time for a visit. A beach day? (S)hell yeah! Everyone has their own idea of the perfect travel souvenir—some pocket postcards ...

The bivalves can do this despite having relatively soft shells made of calcium carbonate, the same material as limestone. To penetrate rocks such as granite and andesite, which are much harder than ...

Cast of a bivalve shell preserved in 6.5-million year old sediment on Crete (Greece). The scientists analyzed the presences of organisms such as this to complete their extensive analysis.

One of the biggest crises in Earth history was marked by a revolution in the shellfish—brachiopods, sometimes called "lamp shells" were replaced everywhere ecologically by the bivalves, such as ...

That’s when they found Yoldiella haimaensis. The creature is a new species of deep-sea bivalve, an animal that lives inside a self-grown shell, according to the study.

A new paleontology study by UChicago researchers discovered that rock-boring clams, known as bivalves, vary in shape despite performing the same function. This paper is one of the first major studies ...

“The bivalve shell hinge is particularly interesting not only for its fatigue resistance, but also for its ability to bend,” says Crane.

The bivalve’s “foot,” the fleshy part of the internal body that sticks out from the shell to help the creature move, is “large” with an “oval sole,” according to the study.

Jason Grear, Adam Pimenta, Harriet Booth, Doranne Borsay Horowitz, Wilson Mendoza, Matthew Liebman, In situ recovery of bivalve shell characteristics after temporary exposure to elevated pCO₂, ...