Heart cockle shells in natural light (top row) and illuminated from within to show the transparent shell windows, which vary from little triangles to stripes to mosaics. Credit: Dakota McCoy A team of ...

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, ...

In a discovery that blurs the line between biology and technology, scientists have found that heart-shaped clams use fiber optic–like structures to channel sunlight through their shells in much the ...

An unsuspecting shellfish with an adorable-looking shell may contain the secrets of fast internet speed. This quirk of evolution marks the first time fiber-optic cable bundles have been spotted in a ...

A heart cockle shell has been found to let in light through a design that resembles fiber optic cables. This could inspire everything from helping coral survive to designing new camera lenses. There's ...

Healthy corals are colorful and full of life. And under normal conditions, corals and algae depend on one another. The corals offer the algae protection and the photosynthesizing algae provide the ...

We spotted thousands of spiny cockles Termonfeckin in early February. They were washed ashore after Storm Chandra and the high spring tides. Most we ...

This week’s low midafternoon tides provided excellent beachcombing conditions around lunchtime. I found a variety of treasures, including pen shells, pear whelks, and hundreds of Atlantic cockles.

There's a sea creature that uses its own kind of fiber-optic cables to channel light to the algae living inside it. Wrap your head around that one. Science reporter Ari Daniel explains this could have ...