The giant clam, known for its colorful cape-like mantle, wavy shell and astonishing size, is in danger of going extinct after ...

The giant clam is now in danger of going extinct after its population plunged by more than 80% over the last century.

Learn about the giant clam's new critically endangered status and the urgent efforts to protect this marine giant.

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Giant clams are critically endangered, with populations down 80% due to overfishing and climate change. Conservationists are ...

There are a few bioluminescent bivalves, but once again, the disco clam does things its own way. Instead of producing light, it reflects it. The edge of its red, tentacled mantle has two distinct ...

A recent preliminary study by Ph.D. student Leonie Hoff of the University of Oxford, published in the Oxford Journal of Archaeology, provides insight into how ancient fingerprints left on ...

Researchers at Yale are looking at an unexpected source of inspiration to enhance solar panel efficiency: the giant clams ...

Like coral, they have a symbiotic relationship with microalgae. The clams provide algae with a place to live and photosynthesize, and in exchange, algae gives the clam byproducts of photosynthesis ...

The giant clam, known for its colorful cape-like mantle, wavy shell and astonishing ... live in a mutually beneficial relationship with algae inside their bodies. While T. gigas provide shelter ...