What's inside a clam? A retractable foot, a siphon for sucking up water, powerful muscles, and, sometimes, a pearl. And you thought oysters were fancy. Following is the transcript of the video.

Imagine, if you would, that a clam was a church. Most of the walls are thick and opaque, protecting the animal’s soft insides ...

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A wood-boring clam inside of a piece of wood. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the ...

When it comes to technologies used only by humans, you might think that fiber optics would rank right up there. Such is ...

The challenge lies in the fact that clams naturally filter water and sand through their bodies in order to extract their food ...