Using math and mechanics, a trio of researchers, two from the University of Oxford, the other the University of Lyon, have learned more about how bivalve shells fit together so well.

That’s when they found Yoldiella haimaensis. The creature is a new species of deep-sea bivalve, an animal that lives inside a self-grown shell, according to the study. The new species has an ...

The researchers recognized the shelled-animal as a Solemyidae, an “ancient group of protobranch bivalves that typically inhabit unusual environments,” according to the study. This includes ...

A new paleontology study by UChicago researchers discovered that rock-boring clams, known as bivalves, vary in shape despite performing the same function. This paper is one of the first major studies ...

By studying the impacts of this ancient event, scientists hope to ensure that mussels, scallops and their bivalve relatives will survive the threats pushing them towards extinction today. Bivalves are ...