Veronique Greenwood is a science writer who contributes regularly to Globe Ideas. On the seafloor off the coast of British Columbia, sediment swirls and a black tube snakes by, disappearing into a ...

Researchers at Morgan State University’s Patuxent Environmental and Aquatic Research Laboratory (PEARL) were awarded more than $600,000 in funding through two grants from the Maryland Sea Grant (MDSG) ...

The giant clam, known for its colorful cape-like mantle, wavy shell and astonishing size, is in danger of going extinct after its population plunged by more than 80% over the last century, according ...

Cape Charles, Virginia-based Cherrystone Aqua-Farms has become the first hard-shell clam farm in the US to achieve Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification, the company confirmed. The ...

SOUTH FREEPORT, Maine (WGME) -- Researchers say soft-shell clam landings are dropping significantly. They are a cultural backbone of Maine’s coastal economy. The Downeast Institute is hoping to get ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Recruitment boxes to collect soft-shell clams are placed all along Maine’s coast to find solutions to the soft-shell clam’s ...

Marine calcifying organisms on coral reefs face significant threats from various anthropogenic stressors. To better understand how these organisms will respond to a rapidly changing ocean, it is ...