Long before pollution, dams and dredging threatened freshwater mussels living in Indiana rivers and streams, the mollusks faced another devastating menace: Fashion. A nearly insatiable demand for ...

However, these simple mollusks may hold decades of data detailing the historic conditions of Northwest waterways, such as the Little Spokane or Snake rivers, embedded in their shells. Earlier this ...

About eight years ago, an invasive species called quagga mussel shells started clogging up London’s water pipes and tunnels. Since then, Thames Water, the utility company that’s responsible for the ...

Researchers have found that over the last 120 years, the porosity -- or small-scale holes -- in mussel shells along the East Coast of the United States has increased, potentially due to warming waters ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." In 2023, Tyla walked the red carpet in Di Petsa’s signature wet-look gown—a transparent, baby blue number ...

The fruits of the ocean are varied and bountiful. Oysters, scallops, shrimp, clams; all of these shellfish have an innate sense of luxury when served to us, whether steamed, sauteed and tossed with ...

Shelby Township — It took only minutes for one of the fatmucket mussels tucked into the Stony Creek streambed to nestle into its new home. The small creature cracked open its shell and extended a ...

Tyla loves “Water,” but now she’s set her sights on oceanic glamour. In London last night, the South African singer showed off her mussels—and no, that’s not a typo—in a daring coat that was pure ...

Freshwater mussels play an important role in keeping the Great Lakes healthy, but experts say native mussels in Michigan are ...

Most people haven’t cooked many — if any — mussels in their lifetimes. Just the sight of that little cluster of blue-black shells is sometimes enough to send one scurrying back toward more familiar ...