Using math and mechanics, a trio of researchers, two from the University of Oxford, the other the University of Lyon, have learned more about how bivalve shells fit together so well. In their paper ...

Hypersalinity is a condition in which water contains a high concentration of salt. In soft reservoirs, the concentration of salt is not high, and in hypersaline water the percentage of salt is 40% and ...

A clam shell may be a familiar find on the beach, but its intricate curves and markings tell a rich tale. For centuries, biologists have collected, drawn, measured and compared the shells of bivalve ...

For many years, the structure of natural shell samples has attracted a great deal of interest from Material Scientists as well as Researchers in the Biological Sciences field [1]. The reason for this ...

Imagine a tank filled with 50 gallons of seawater– the same volume as 50 jugs of milk. That is the amount of water a single Eastern oyster can filter in one day. Just consider how much water a whole ...

In a mangrove forest on the coast of Brazil, a new species was found clinging to the tangled roots. N Scot via Unsplash On coastlines and in estuaries around the globe, mangroves face rising sea ...

Don't think you're a clam person? Consider the cockle. The pint-sized bivalve is 100 percent sweet, tender meat with none of the overwhelming brininess that turns people off from other shellfish. Even ...