Bivalve shells have emerged as invaluable archives of past environmental conditions. Their annual and sub‐annual growth increments record precise temporal variations that, when coupled with stable ...

Cast of a bivalve shell preserved in 6.5-million year old sediment on Crete (Greece). The scientists analyzed the presences of organisms such as this to complete their extensive analysis. Disclaimer: ...

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 ...

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Bivalves, such as clams, oysters and mussels, record seasonal environmental changes in their shells, making them living chronicles of climate history. A new study of bivalve shells has detected two ...

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SLURPING OYSTERS from their shells may be a rare indulgence for humans, but these bivalve molluscs and their relatives, such as clams and mussels, slurp for a living. Most are filter feeders, ...

Charleston oysterman Thomas Bierce holds up two oyster shells. The first has been washed, tumbled and grated while the other has been plucked naturally from the water in a cluster. “They respond to ...