On many coastlines around the world, piles of discarded oyster and mussel shells are a common sight—the leftovers of a global ...

Freshwater mussels are the kind most people don't even know exist. They live for decades—more than a century in some cases.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed listing the salamander mussel as an endangered species. A species of freshwater mussel found in pockets of the Allegheny River might soon be protected ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The golden mussel, an invasive, nonnative freshwater bivalve, was recently discovered near the Port of Stockton. Wildlife ...

Have you ever wondered how mussels instantly glue themselves to rocks, allowing them to survive the crushing force of ocean ...

RANCHO SECO – Before you go in the water at Rancho Seco Lake, you need to let a dog sniff your boat. This is all part of the fight against the invasive golden mussel that has been detected in several ...

Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have invented a reusable adhesive from waste polymers that is tougher than commercial glues, works underwater as well as in dry ...

In Massachusetts, common blue mussels may not have the star power of Wellfleet oysters or the charisma of quahogs. But like all shellfish they play an important role in marine ecosystems. Mussels are ...

Annalee Tweitmann stood ankle deep in mud, hands wet with mud, peering at a steep riverbank of mud. Mud comes with the job, she said, and she's fine with that. Because mud is where the mussels are.

Emily Longman (left) and lab technician Sarah Merolla (right) preparing to sample the mussel bed community at Dillon Beach, California. Credit: Eric Sanford, UC Davis A mussel bed along Northern ...

Seafood soups and stews fall into two categories: rustic, easy, comforting dishes with big flavors and a balance of seafood and vegetables,; and richer, more refined and more labor-intensive affairs ...