Discovery of 'exciting' new species hidden inside shell amazes Aussies
The population of the species was believed to be as low as nine in 1991.
The Daily Journal2dOpinion
CAIN: More than many of us, veterans understand fear and duty
I bent over and pulled a white mollusk shell from the sand.
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Giant clams have vanished from places where they used to thrive
Learn about the giant clam's new critically endangered status and the urgent efforts to protect this marine giant.
Protecting the Alabama pearlshell, the state’s rarest, almost extinct, mussel
The Alabama pearlshell mussel, a small, endangered mollusk found in a just a few creeks in south Alabama, which can outlive ...
Invasive Species Are Threatening the Quality of New York’s Tap Water
The quality of New York’s drinking water—and the complex system that delivers it to each New Yorker’s tap—has long been a ...
The Manila Times on MSN11d
Shells to surfboards: how wildlife has adapted to plastic
Hermit crabs are also grappling with fewer available shells as mollusc populations decline, so "it may be less costly ...
Phys.org on MSN13d
Giant clam declared critically endangered after the latest assessment
It is the world’s largest marine bivalve mollusk, a group of invertebrate animals with two ... Li said many giant clam ...
Now Critically Endangered: Giant Clams Face Extinction Crisis
Giant clams are critically endangered, with populations down 80% due to overfishing and climate change. Conservationists are ...
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Babylon nonprofit launches oyster sanctuary in Amityville off Great South Bay
Each shell will typically have three to five oysters ... Their hope, they said, is to not only grow the population of the bivalve mollusks, but to improve the water quality of the bay in the ...
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European shellfish producers call for common aquaculture policy and more coastal space for farming
Europe's shellfish farmers, represented by the European Mollusc Producers Association (EMPA), strategic expansion of ...
The Jamaica Observer18d
From food to fashion
The mollusc inside can be prepared in many ways ... She leaves the hard part, the pouring of the hot wax into the shell to her expert hands. Once everything is put together, and after a few ...