Boat launches at all East Bay Municipal Utility District reservoirs will remain closed in an effort to keep invasive golden ...

Within the animal kingdom, mussels are masters of underwater adhesion. The marine mollusks cluster atop rocks and along the ...

Freshwater mussels are some of the planet's most fascinating and underappreciated animals. With their beautifully colorful shells, diversity of shapes and interesting adornments — including ridges, ...

We spent a day underwater to see how biological collection specialists are saving freshwater mussels one dive at a time.

A study reveals blue mussels thrive in urban areas, adapting to environmental stressors like climate change and pollution ...

Zebra mussels, which can begin reproduction when water temperatures reach 54 degrees, can wreak havoc on lakes. They already have spread to Lake Minnetonka, Prior Lake, Gull Lake and Lake Mille Lacs.

Last month, the Riley Purgatory Bluff Creek Watershed District discovered four adult zebra mussels in Chanhassen’s Lake Ann, ...

Last year was a real mussel year, with up to 1000 times more mussels than usual in some areas along the West Coast. Scientists are not sure why this ...

A research team at POSTECH has uncovered the molecular mechanism behind the remarkable underwater adhesion of hairy mussels (Barbatia virescens). Their findings, published in Nature Communications ...

The world is facing a major food challenge in the coming years. As the population grows, so does the need for protein-rich ...

Massachusetts has its share of invasive water species. Here's what they are, why you should look out for them, and what to do ...