Clams stick in the mud while mussels attach to rocks. While clams and squid are like cousins, clams and mussels are more like ...

An international team of experts has resolved long-standing questions about the evolutionary history of mollusks, one of the most diverse zoological groups on the planet. The study, published in ...

Nic Rawlence receives funding from the Royal Society of New Zealand Marsden Fund. Kerry Walton does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would ...

"It didn't matter at all." Researchers issue urgent warning after discovering looming threat lingering off US coast: ...

The video ranks mollusks from the simplest clams all the way to hyper-intelligent octopuses. Each entry explains what gives ...

A research team has reviewed the existing literature on compounds derived from molluscs used for treating respiratory diseases. This may provide clues for developing new drugs along with incorporating ...

The radula sounds like something from a horror movie -- a conveyor belt lined with hundreds of rows of interlocking teeth. In fact, radulas are found in the mouths of most molluscs, from the giant ...