When you think about Western North Carolina’s wildlife, you probably picture black bears, deer, or even hellbenders. But ...

Biologists at the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission have discovered a new species and genus of mussel called Ligodonta obscura, or the solstice creekmussel. The mussel was first found in ...

Unassuming freshwater mussels are emerging as environmental heroes. These humble mollusks serve as the “livers of our rivers,” filtering 10-20 gallons of water daily while removing harmful algae, ...

On a balmy Friday morning in mid-July, a research team of five from Bates scrambled across the slippery rocks of Cape Neddick, searching the rockweed-coated landscape for the shiny, dark, ...

This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan and distributed through a partnership with The Associated Press. With no cellphone towers, roads or permanent residents, this wilderness ...

The black mussel (Mytella strigata), a fast-spreading mollusk of South American origin was recently discovered in shrimp farms along Sri Lanka’s western coast, closer to Anawilundawa, an important ...

The spread of invasive zebra mussels has continued on Colorado’s Western Slope this summer, with additional discoveries made in recent weeks in the Colorado River, Highline Lake, Mack Mesa Lake, and a ...

Emma Sheehan receives funding from DEFRA, European Commission and Offshore Shellfish Ltd. Funders are not involved in research design or interpretation. Llucia Mascorda-Cabre receives funding from ...

SALT LAKE CITY — The summer boating season brings wakeboarding, fishing and good times on the water. It also brings the dreaded quagga mussel. The destructive aquatic invasive species infest lakes and ...

People collect mussels from the shore, but do they also exist in freshwater ecosystems? Just how many of these inconspicuous mussels can be found beneath the surface of inland waters became apparent ...

The California Department of Water Resources is telling boaters to expect an invasive mussel inspection program in effect at Lake Oroville by Memorial Day weekend.DWR said Friday that it is still ...

California public health officials have announced a quarantine on mussels that aren’t commercially harvested, cautioning that naturally occurring toxins make the species potentially poisonous to ...