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 ...

FERGUS FALLS, Minn. — Zebra mussels first invaded Minnesota lakes three decades ago, causing biologists and anglers to sound the alarm on the damage they could do to the state's fisheries. The ...

Freshwater mussels — often overlooked and endangered — play a critical role in filtering water across the country. Now, a ...

Discoveries of the invasive and damaging zebra mussels have been piling up in Western Colorado, with recent detections in Eagle County, the Colorado River, and other waterways. Zebra mussels — and ...

Can’t tell the two bivalves apart? Here’s a handy guide. Simply Recipes / Photo by Victor Protasio / Food Styling by Ruth Blackburn / Prop Styling by Claire Spollen Clams and mussels taste different, ...

Serial entrepreneur Phil Cruver, who runs an innovative mussel farm six miles off the SoCal coast, says the eco-friendly shellfish should be on everyone’s plate. We left the dock at San Pedro just as ...

Mussels in a light cream sauce brings back memories of eating on the terrace of a small restaurant in Normandy, breathing the fresh sea air and drinking a chilled glass of white wine. What a treat, as ...

A Central Michigan University senior put his natural outdoors skills to use, leading a research team assessing the status of a population of critical freshwater critters. What Aaron Vlasak learned ...

Despite CPW’s best efforts to eradicate zebra mussels from various bodies of water on the Western Slope, 2025 saw the mussels ...