The taste of an oyster is one of the most transcendent experiences on the planet, and the ocean is full of other shell-wrapped culinary gifts that are equally as profound. As the colder weather ...

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 ...

A new paleontology study by UChicago researchers discovered that rock-boring clams, known as bivalves, vary in shape despite performing the same function. This paper is one of the first major studies ...

Ctenoides ales has an incredible party trick. 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 ...