Clams are typically cooked by steaming them in a covered pot (or pan) for approximately 3 to 5 minutes until their shells ...

In 1977 scientists discovered that at the deepest parts of the ocean, which people had long ... changes and the presence of large clam shells that looked promising. A crew took Alvin down to ...

Simultaneously, giant clams provide a habitat for algae and other marine life in areas of the ocean ... giant clam. Global ...

In the sand surrounding coral reefs, the giant clam reigns supreme; they are massive, multi-colored, and statuesque. As the largest living bivalve mollusk, the giant clam acts as a lynchpin for its ...

In the face of danger, most bivalves protect their squishy bodies by snapping their hard shells ... light in the ocean as bioluminescence. This is light that an organism creates inside its body and ...

Ocean acidification can negatively affect marine life, causing organisms' shells and skeletons made from calcium carbonate to dissolve. The more acidic the ocean, the faster the shells dissolve. By ...

Olympic’s razor clam population has been struggling for years ... Maybe the region’s recovering sea otters were scarfing down adult clams, or ocean acidification caused by excess carbon emissions was ...