Bivalves, such as clams, oysters and mussels, record seasonal environmental changes in their shells, making them living chronicles of climate history. A new study of bivalve shells has detected two ...

Some of the lowest tides of the summer are happening this week in Puget Sound and Hood Canal, leaving ample beach exposure for gathering clams and oysters or simply beachcombing. “With the big low ...

Underwater meadows of eelgrass in Long Island Sound have been in decline for decades. Now, conservationists are turning to clams — and glue — to restore this critical ecosystem. Volunteers in Clinton, ...

FREELAND — The tide’s out, dinner awaits. But before the shovel hits the sand, there are a few things to remember that might be called the double L, double P tips of clamming. License, Limit, Poison ...