Evolution has produced many biological materials – a treasure trove for science. These natural materials often possess extraordinary mechanic properties and are ideally adapted for their purpose.

A particularly worrisome mussel species has entered North America for the first time through the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta — sparking what many are calling an immediate threat to California’s ...

Mussels, those clam-like, stationary, palm-sized creatures found in waters around the world, have for centuries been an important source of seafood for humans and a good source of vitamin B12 and ...

You probably won’t see them at the fish counter, but when mussels are hauled in fresh from the sea, their byssus threads – forming a yellowish mat of fine hairs – are sometimes still hanging from the ...

Quick—name a dish that's inexpensive, quick-cooking, fancy enough for a party, but easy enough to make on a weeknight. If you said mussels, we're on the same wavelength. These tasty bivalves are a ...

Seafood soups and stews fall into two categories: rustic, easy, comforting dishes with big flavors and a balance of seafood and vegetables,; and richer, more refined and more labor-intensive affairs ...

When you think about shellfish, “devious” is probably not the first word that comes to mind. That is, unless you’ve met the parasitic mussel Lampsilis, the trickiest thing on two shells. To attract ...

DALY CITY, Calif. (KGO) -- Watching the sun set over the ocean at Mussel Rock Beach, you'd be forgiven for thinking you'd found a little piece of heaven. But just under the surface of all that natural ...

Dutch mussel production fell to its lowest level in three decades last year, with output dropping sharply due to changing environmental conditions, national statistics agency CBS said on Wednesday. A ...