What's inside a clam? A retractable foot, a siphon for sucking up water, powerful muscles, and, sometimes, a pearl. And you thought oysters were fancy. Following is the transcript of the video.

Getty A couple who found a pearl inside a clam while on a date years ago has turned the gemstone into a precious piece of jewelry. Ken Steinkamp and Sandy Sikorski were dining at a Rhode Island ...

Watch the Video Click here to watch on YouTube In the sand surrounding coral reefs, the giant clam reigns supreme; they are massive, multi-colored, and statuesque. As the largest living bivalve ...

The setting is just after Moana (Auliʻi Cravalho) falls into a giant, Lovecraftian clam: "There were so many elements inside the clam and they are all fun and exciting," co-director David Derrick Jr.

As the sun moves its position throughout the day, giant clams close or open their shells using their large abductor muscles (the clam meat that people eat). This allows the algae that live inside ...

concentrating sunlight into a beam that penetrates into the clam’s interior where the algae reside. “I imagine it like some organic cathedral with stained glass windows, with the light falling on the ...