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 ...

The giant clam, known for its colorful cape-like mantle, wavy shell and astonishing size, is in danger of going extinct after its population plunged by more than 80% over the last century, according ...

Chowder was donated to the Burke by Triebold Paleontology, a group that collects and sells fossils, after its discovery in ...

Veronique Greenwood is a science writer who contributes regularly to Globe Ideas. On the seafloor off the coast of British Columbia, sediment swirls and a black tube snakes by, disappearing into a ...

They are mysterious mollusks, a shellfish once abundant on sandy beaches across the state. These days, Pismo clams are a rare find at the shoreline – but can the next generation of school-age ...