When we think about the world of shellfish, there is tremendous diversity to consider—and there always seem to be new things to discover. Just last week I tried a new variety of clam that I hadn't ...

They form from the inside out. A thin tissue that adheres to the inner surfaces of the shell, called the mantle, and a thickened rim of muscular tissue at the mantle edge deposit new shell material at ...

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, ...

Consternation over the death of the world's oldest-recorded animal, a 507-year-old clam nicknamed Ming, has earned marine researchers unhappy headlines worldwide. But a closer look at the ...

In the 1970s, scientists noticed that soft-shell clams along the east coast of North America were dying from a strange type of cancer. Their blood, which was typically clear, would fill with so many ...

Robert Sietsema is the former Eater NY senior critic with more than 35 years of experience covering dining in New York City. For decades, New Yorkers have had a special relationship with clams. Local ...