Freshwater mussels once thrived in rivers, streams and lakes across Pennsylvania. They provided a natural filter, cleaning up muddy water and allowing more sunlight into the waterways, which in turn ...

Freshwater mussels function as nature’s water treatment plants. Each animal can filter up to 600 gallons of water per month. And when working together, they can dramatically clean the water of the ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- A really cool science project is underway at the Philadelphia Waterworks. It will improve the health of our local waterways. The project involves one of nature's hardest working ...

Workers at Fairmount Water Works Mussel Hatchery agitate the water to ensure that mussel larvae are taken into the gills of the host fish. Scientists gathered around blue buckets filled with water and ...

New Zealand aquaculture will be getting stronger mussels, thanks to some heavyweight Kiwi science underway in Nelson. A new hatchery and lab facility is opening today (02/04) just north of the city at ...

MERIDEAN - Michelle Bartsch and Megan Bradley stood on the banks of the Chippewa River, holding onto precious cargo. Enclosed in the containers in their hands on a recent June day were 3,500 juvenile ...

GENOA — Megan Bradley has devoted her professional life to studying mussels. Now she’s embarking on perhaps her most important research project — to discover whether the freshwater shellfish are ...

Freshwater mussels and shad were once plentiful in the Delaware Estuary and its tributaries, providing a range of natural benefits to people and waterways. Today they face an uncertain future in local ...