No matter the dish, it can be intimidating to cook clams and mussels, especially the first time around. What's the difference ...

In the sand surrounding coral reefs, the giant clam reigns supreme; they are massive, multi-colored, and statuesque. As the largest living bivalve mollusk, the giant clam acts as a lynchpin for its ...

Pismo clams, once abundant along the California coast, are being grown and studied in a middle school classroom.

The clam may have a built-in fortress with its shell, but it stands almost no chance against a mantis shrimp. The force of a mantis shrimp “punch” is so powerful it could even break the glass ...

It’s a delightfully aggressive sight: A keeper tosses a clam into the water, then the otter bangs the mollusk against a rock, shattering the shell and unleashing the delicious goo inside.

Popular species of clam include: American hard shell clams – large clams with a thick, heavy shell Palourdes (also known as Manilla clams) – clams with a pretty, marbled shell that are ...

On the East Coast, the Wampanoag created elaborate belts of white and purple beads that were carved from hard-shelled clams. When threaded together, these beads also served as communication or ...

But as it turns out, one group of marine mollusks was way ahead of us. A new study reveals that clams called heart cockles -– so-named because of their heart-shaped shells -- have unique structures in ...

The limit for hardshell clams is 40 per harvester or 10 pounds, allowing the group (minus the unlicensed individual) to ...