If you’ve walked the shoreline this week, you may have noticed something unusual happening at your feet: a patch of sand that seemed to tremble, shimmer or even “come alive.” That moving ground wasn’t ...

In the sand surrounding coral reefs, the giant clam reigns supreme; they are massive, multi-colored, and statuesque. As the largest living bivalve mollusk, the giant clam acts as a lynchpin for its ...

Have you ever held a handful of scallop shells and wondered why they are colored differently? Or where the holes in a clam shell came from? And what is a mermaid's purse, exactly? Here's a fun guide ...

A uniquely colored Florida Fighting Conch was found Aug. 21 on a Shackleford Banks beach in North Carolina. It was all white. NPS photo/Steve Maier Outer Banks beaches are beloved by seashell hunters ...

Thousands of coquina clams, tiny jewel-colored bivalves, are blanketing sections of the Texas coast this time of year.

Clams can once again be found at Pismo Beach, but not of a size that can be legally harvested. Cal Poly researchers are studying the population of the clams, which vary in shell color and pattern.