Although the alarming decline of some mussel species could be due to invasive species, it could also be just a 'natural state ...

Freshwater mussels are some of the planet's most fascinating and underappreciated animals. With their beautifully colorful shells, diversity of shapes and interesting adornments — including ridges, ...

Freshwater mussels are one of the most endangered groups of animals in the world — over 80 species are protected under the Endangered Species Act and >20 species have recently gone extinct. As such, ...

Pearl farming offers lucrative returns, with potential earnings of up to Rs 20 lakh per batch from a modest investment.

Another element in the resurgence in those places has been a source some might not expect: freshwater mussels. Indiana is home to 60 species of the invertebrates, several of which have declined in ...

Freshwater mussels, also known as clams, are unique animals. Mussels have two hard, external shells and soft tissue inside. They also have only one foot! The movement of mussels is limited. Most ...

Indeed, pearls from freshwater mussels lie at the center of the liveliest activity in pearling today. Natural freshwater pearls occur in mussels for the same reason that saltwater pearls occur in ...

Biologists of the Federal Research Center for Integrated Arctic Studies (the Russian Academy of Sciences' Urals Branch) worked in an international team to find that the giant Chinese pond mussel ...

A new population of critically endangered freshwater pearl mussels has been found on a River Spey tributary. They were found by a graduate on a Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) placement scheme who ...

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