Giant clams grow huge by relying on algae for energy. Scientists found genes that help them live with algae and grow big.

“That’s insane!” “It’s finally happened!” Those are all comments dropped by the researchers as the marine mollusk appeared on camera. The footage gives scientists and ocean fans a rare ...

An ancient group of marine mollusks evolved two different ways to see — and the visual trajectory a species took may depend ...

Impact on marine life Kawamura’s work focuses mainly on abalone, a marine mollusk and one of the world’s most expensive seafoods. Abalone were among the species in the affected area that had ...

Polychaete worms, particularly those from the family Spionidae, have garnered attention due to their significant impact on marine mollusks, especially in aquaculture settings. These worms often ...

Because filter-feeding bivalves and mollusks take all their nutrients from filtering seawater, they are an excellent choice for a sustainable form of aquaculture that is helping to take pressure ...

In the 1970s, University of Utah researcher Baldomero Olivera heard stories of Filipino fishermen dying after pulling in their nets. Their catches turned out to contain Conus geographus, a marine ...

The Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum & Aquarium will host a guided Sunrise Shell and Mollusk Stroll on Feb. 12 at 7 a.m.

Studying the shells Before researchers fold marine mollusk shell fossils from 66 million years ago, records of environmental mercury have largely been based on marine sediments. But, they have ...