Biologists from Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) have discovered two new species of windowpane shell at Mai Po, Hong Kong ...

An animal's shell is subjected to stress throughout its life, and residual stress can be released and measured as strain. The shape and texture of the shell are advantageous features of design.

Heart cockles are bivalve mollusks that resemble clams. And like clams, they have a symbiotic relationship with the algae that live inside their shells. In the relationship, the algae get food ...

Unlike clams, the heart cockle doesn't need to open wide to bask in the sun. It has a clever trick up its shell: tiny, ...

Mineral crystals in heart cockles’ shells protect symbiotic algae from ultraviolet rays and could lead to innovations in internet infrastructure.

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A now-dead clam nicknamed “Ming” is the oldest living individual animal ever found at 507 years old.

On the last day of our family vacation, we dined at Last Chair Kitchen& Bar, a charming, rustic restaurant at the edge of ...

Tiny, solid windows in the shells of heart cockles let in light for the photosynthetic algae inside them – and they could show us how to make better fibre-optic cables ...

Researchers used electron and laser microscopy, along with computer simulations, to discover that the translucent areas of the cockles’ shells contain hair-thin strands arranged in bundles, which ...

For Charleston restauranteurs James London and Yoanna Tang, nothing quite says Lowcountry like a winter oyster roast.