Well, remember that the meat we enjoy from scallops is actually an adductor muscle that keeps the bivalve active and allows it to open and close its shell. This muscle is attached to the shell by ...

The shell of a scallop has the classic fanned-out shape that is popular in maritime decor. But watch out: Unlike their other bivalve buddies, scallops can swim across the ocean floor—quite quickly!—by ...

© An over head view of twenty scallop shells with scallops inside stacked together in a metal tray/Shutterstock.com Scallops’ use of jet propulsion sounds ...

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Kelp spores are being seeded and grown on small rocks and scallop shells – a seafood waste product – in efforts to regenerate the UK’s coastal kelp forests. Unlike many other restoration techniques, ...

A deep-sea mollusk, Catillopecten margaritatus, lost its sight and adapted to bacteria and chemicals to survive in extreme ...