An unsuspecting shellfish with an adorable-looking shell may contain the secrets of fast internet speed. This quirk of evolution marks the first time fiber-optic cable bundles have been spotted in a ...

Heart-shaped marine mollusks have evolved a unique adaptation to harness sunlight. Researchers from the University of Chicago, Stanford University, and Duke University closely studied heart cockles ...

Scientists have discovered that cancers have been spreading for centuries among shellfish — a revolutionary reveal that could change the way cancer is treated. According to a study recently published ...

The cancer likely started off as an immune cell that mutated, multiplied and adapted to survive in the water. By Carl Zimmer In the 1970s, soft-shell clams started mysteriously dying off in Maine and ...