To reduce irritation, the mollusk coats the intruder with the same secretion it uses for shell-building, nacre. To culture freshwater mussels, workers slightly open their shells, cut small slits ...

The gold rabbit snail is an extraordinary freshwater species that captivates aquarists with its vibrant coloration, unique ...

Helsingin Sanomat reports that forestry giant Stora Enso cannot use the trees it felled near the Hukkajoki River last August ...

Ceviche can be made with a number of different ingredients, but there are some varieties of fish that are better than others.

Before the development of plastic, buttons were made from mussel shells. Freshwater pearls are still cultured by inserting small pieces of native mussel shell into oysters. Mussels are fascinating ...

DESCRIPTION: Freshwater mussels are bivalve mollusks that have a two- valved hard shell, a soft body with respiratory, digestive and reproductive organs, and a muscular foot for locomotion, burrowing ...

The Connecticut Department of Public Health has loosened the consumption advisory it had issued for fish caught in four ...

Harmful algal blooms occur when colonies of algae — simple plants that live in the sea and freshwater — grow out of control and produce toxic or harmful effects on people, fish, shellfish, marine ...

This article describes how to manage the freshwater turtle in this phase of ... One of the most common forms of trauma encountered in turtles is shell injury, as a result of falling (they are ...