The Washington Post on MSN11 天
The oldest animal ever found could reveal whether a crucial ocean current will collapse
Clam shells could help scientists understand the Atlantic Ocean’s sensitive circulation system — and predict whether that ...
HowStuffWorks on MSN7 天
Geoduck Looks NSFW but Is Prized for Its Flavor
The geoduck (Panopea generosa) looks more than a little NSFW. But it's totally PG, we swear! Found primarily in the Pacific ...
10 Restaurant Chains That Serve the Best Scallops
Most top-notch seafood restaurants, including several chains, will serve you scallops done right: so fresh they taste sweet ...
Natural History Museum%2c London7 个月
Disco clam: A poster child for weird bivalves
Glittering like a disco ball, this bivalve puts on startling light shows for the animals trying to eat it. In the face of danger, most bivalves protect their squishy bodies by snapping their hard ...
Natural History Museum%2c London4 年
How do oysters make pearls?
Nacre can form naturally around almost any irritant that gets inside the shell, creating some very unique and precious pearls. Other bivalve molluscs and gastropods can produce pearls, but these ...
BBC4 年
The simple food that fights climate change
Is it time we championed bivalves? Simmering in pots around the ... Instead it includes the evolutionarily simpler family of shell-dwelling creatures consisting of mussels, clams, oysters and ...
BBC2 年
The simple food that fights climate change
Instead it includes the evolutionarily simpler family of shell-dwelling creatures consisting ... these shellfish a larger part of our diet. “Bivalves have the remarkable potential to provide ...