Clams called Heart cockles, found in the warm, equatorial waters of the Indo-Pacific, have a mutually beneficial relationship ...

When it comes to technologies used only by humans, you might think that fiber optics would rank right up there. Such is ...

Since the first fiber optic cables rolled out in the 1970s, they’ve become a major part of everything from medical devices to ...

Mineral crystals in heart cockles’ shells protect symbiotic algae from ultraviolet rays and could lead to innovations in internet infrastructure.

Unlike clams, the heart cockle doesn't need to open wide to bask in the sun. It has a clever trick up its shell: tiny, ...

But as it turns out, one group of marine mollusks was way ahead of us. A new study reveals that clams called heart cockles have unique structures in their shells that act like fiber optic cables ...

Locals report people are travelling to the Glen beach in Saundersfoot, Pembrokeshire, to fill their vehicles with cockles, clams and mussels. Collection of shellfish from unclassified beds isn’t ...

A new study by researchers from Duke University and Stanford University reveals that heart cockles, named for their ...

Heart cockles are bivalve mollusks that resemble clams. And like clams, they have a symbiotic relationship with the algae that live inside their shells. In the relationship, the algae get food ...

A heart cockle shell has been found to let in light through a design that resembles fiber optic cables. This could inspire ...