On many coastlines around the world, piles of discarded oyster and mussel shells are a common sight—the leftovers of a global ...
In Massachusetts, common blue mussels may not have the star power of Wellfleet oysters or the charisma of quahogs. But like all shellfish they play an important role in marine ecosystems. Mussels are ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Long before pollution, dams and dredging threatened freshwater mussels living in Indiana rivers and streams, the mollusks faced ...
UC San Diego scientists reported Monday that increased ocean acidity is weakening California mussel shells along the Pacific Coast, a result of rising levels of human-produced carbon dioxide. The ...
However, these simple mollusks may hold decades of data detailing the historic conditions of Northwest waterways, such as the Little Spokane or Snake rivers, embedded in their shells. Earlier this ...
Researchers have found that over the last 120 years, the porosity -- or small-scale holes -- in mussel shells along the East Coast of the United States has increased, potentially due to warming waters ...
Freshwater mussels are the kind most people don't even know exist. They live for decades—more than a century in some cases.
To walk along the shores of the Great Lakes in summer is generally a delightful experience—fresh water, soft sand, a slight breeze in the dunes. One exception is the crunch under your feet from the ...
An EHU study has found a way of using mussel shells, which usually end up on landfills, in the textile industry Indeed, the treatments used to achieve that worn look of denim, which is so ...
About eight years ago, an invasive species called quagga mussel shells started clogging up London’s water pipes and tunnels. Since then, Thames Water, the utility company that’s responsible for the ...
UC San Diego scientists reported Monday that increased ocean acidity is weakening California mussel shells along the Pacific Coast, a result of rising levels of human-produced carbon dioxide. The ...