Giant clams, some of the largest mollusks on Earth, have long fascinated scientists. These impressive creatures can grow up ...

Imagine a world where silent heroes work tirelessly beneath the waves, shaping the fate of entire ecosystems without ever ...

Five giant clam species are proposed for endangered listings — porcelain or China clam, smooth giant clam, true giant clam, devil or tevoro clam, and Red Sea giant clam. Of the five species proposed ...

There’re still a lot of undiscovered or undescribed species out there,” Li said. While the IUCN Red List has no legal implications, efforts to protect giant clams are growing. In July, the National ...

Combining paleontological tools and archaeological data with conservation research, the paper finds that, for the past 3,000 ...

The giant clam, or Tridacna gigas, is the best-known species of giant clams. It is the world's largest marine bivalve mollusk, a group of invertebrate animals with two-part shells.

As the soft-shell clams in Cumberland have practically disappeared, the town has started an experiment planting juvenile ...

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 ...

The ocean is a wild habitat where any keen beachgoer could spy a myriad of marine life that comes covered in shells or swims ...

The fluted giant clam (Tridacna squamosa) is one of the three giant clam species found in Singapore. PHOTO: NEO MEI LIN. In a scientific paper published on Sept 30, Dr Neo reported that intertidal ...