Survival of the fittest is expertly exemplified by one marine creature: Minnesota’s freshwater mussels. These shellfish are being applauded for their unique and clever survival strategy. They ...

HOUSTON, Texas -- On Monday, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service declared six species of freshwater mussels found in Central Texas endangered and another threatened. Environmental scientists refer to ...

Burrowed into streambeds and rarely moving for their decades-long lifespans, freshwater mussels are biomonitors, meaning they indicate how clean their environment is, according to researchers. As the ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service declared six species of freshwater mussels found in Central Texas as endangered and another as threatened on Monday. Environmental scientists refer to freshwater ...