However, these simple mollusks may hold decades of data detailing the historic conditions of Northwest waterways, such as the Little Spokane or Snake rivers, embedded in their shells. Earlier this ...

Surprisingly little is known about fresh water mussels, but over the past few years the biology team at The University of Texas at Tyler has worked to change that. Dr. Neil Ford has spearheaded the ...

The Niagara River is a powerful force in Western New York, helping to supply electricity to areas throughout the entire state — and the fate of its water quality relies heavily on fish and their ...

It would be an understatement to say that mussels and other mollusks usually aren't thought of as being particularly active. Recently, however, scientists have documented a water-squirting behavior in ...

Researchers find that artificial habitats can support populations of Carter’s freshwater mussels in southwestern Australia.

Many Michiganders notice mussels throughout rivers and streams, but are they aware of the organisms living on the shells? Madison Dunlap, a Biology graduate student at Central Michigan University, has ...

INRS oncology experts use liquid biopsy to investigate the quality of marine ecosystems. By their very nature, mussels act as filters within their environment. As such, they are excellent ...

Mussels may be popular among seafood lovers, but many boaters consider them pests. They colonize ship bottoms, clog water pipes and stick to motors. To chemical engineers, though, those very same ...

In our study of invasive species and the effect they can have on marine ecosystems and human life, Matt DiVite and I focused on two specific organisms that have posed major threats in recent times, ...

Mussels may be popular among seafood lovers, but many boaters consider them pests. They colonize ship bottoms, clog water pipes and stick to motors. To chemical engineers, though, those very same ...

Mussels may be popular among seafood lovers, but many boaters consider them pests. They colonize ship bottoms, clog water pipes and stick to motors. To chemical engineers, though, those very same ...