Scientists and conservationists surveyed Tennessee’s French Broad River to assess the survival and impact of endangered freshwater mussels reintroduced last year.

People collect mussels from the shore, but do they also exist in freshwater ecosystems? Just how many of these inconspicuous mussels can be found beneath the surface of inland waters became apparent ...

Nearly 800 kidneyshell mussels were released in the Medway Creek in London, Ont. on Wednesday. This is the first time a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Through my swim mask, I could see what Wendell Haag's finger was pointing at two feet below me on the riverbed. But I couldn't ...

Larvae of the freshwater pearl mussel can give protection against bacterial infection Glochidium larvae of the freshwater pearl mussel attach to salmon or trout gills, where they develop and grow for ...

PHILADELPHIA – Water tanks line a room in this city’s Water Works on the bank of the Schuylkill River. Inside are small fish that are hosts to tiny organisms that researchers in the nation’s sixth ...

A delicacy for centuries and a key part of Native tradition, the lake whitefish has seen its population crash. Researchers know why … but stopping it is another matter ...

From garlic white wine broth to spicy Cajun seasoning, these popular chains serve up the best steamed mussels.

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Federal regulators designated two U.S. freshwater mussels as threatened on Wednesday, a further sign of trouble for native mollusks that help cleanse waters by filtering ...

Am I not pretty enough? This article is part of The Conversation’s series introducing you to Australia’s unloved animals that need our help. Freshwater mussels are dying suddenly and in the thousands, ...