On a September afternoon that still felt like summer, a small group in boots and waders drove out to a creek near Elgin, sloshed through cold, bubbling water, knelt down and dug their bare hands into ...

The recent discovery of a new type of invasive mussel in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta is raising concerns that the non-native species could cause major ecological harm and inflict costly ...

For Endangered Species Day, learn about the marvelous biology and murky future of freshwater mussels Jack Tamisiea For most, the term “endangered species” conjures up charismatic creatures like polar ...

The emergency surgery took place in the back of a modified pickup truck in a McDonald’s parking lot in Pikeville, Ky. This scrappy plan to rescue a species of mussel on the edge of extinction made ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... An invasive species capable of wiping out entire aquatic ecosystems and causing millions of dollars in damage to infrastructure has been found for the first ...

Mussels from Prince Edward Island, cockles from New Zealand, periwinkles from Cape Cod and clams from Vancouver -- the shellfish on our dinner plates have flown in from all over for the occasion. And ...

WITH ONE EXPERT ON HOW DYING POPULATIONS COULD HURT THE BAY. REPORTER: CLEAN WATERS OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY AND HERE AT THE INNER WATER -- WHEN -- INNER HARBOR, MEET THEM. FRESHWATER MUSSELS ARE IN ...