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 ...

Is it time we championed bivalves? Simmering in pots around the world is a food that could spark a revolution. Most of us have probably eaten it at some point, but it’s an overlooked part of our ...

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 ...