Gold clams are prolific breeders, with one clam able to produce up to 70,000 offspring per year, per the Tāngaro Tuia te Ora ...

A new species was hiding in plain sight in Taiwan until a study identified the creature. Photo from Hsiao and Chuang, 2023 Scraping the bottom of a river in Taiwan with a long-handled rake, a ...

Researchers report the discovery of the first new living species of giant clam in two decades, according to a report to be published online on August 28th in Current Biology, a Cell Press publication.

CMFRI's breakthrough in captive breeding of mangrove clams offers sustainable aquaculture solutions for conservation and community livelihoods.

A recent study published in Biology Letters examines how the evolution of bivalves—which are a class of invertebrates frequently comprised of oysters, clams, scallops, and mussels—might have ...

The hunt was on for signs of the once-abundant pismo clams, tiny treasures that bury themselves below the sandy surface. The Southern California creature once made for countless seaside feasts, but ...

Deep beneath the waves, tiny clams with shells usually about as big as a pea bore into pieces of sunken wood. The wood is food for them, as well as a home. These rare, scattered, sunken pieces of wood ...

A contagious blood cancer jumped from one species of clam to another and spread among clams living in the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea, shows a study published today in eLife. The findings add ...