Giant clams grow huge by relying on algae for energy. Scientists found genes that help them live with algae and grow big.

Giant clams, some of the largest mollusks on Earth, have long fascinated scientists. These impressive creatures can grow up to 4.5 feet in length and weigh over 700 pounds, making them icons of ...

Giant clams (Tridacna maxima) were found in huge numbers. Deep-sea sharks, many of which are threatened, were abundant. And the atolls not only had the highest coral cover in the central and ...

Giant clams, some of the largest mollusks on Earth, have long fascinated scientists. These impressive creatures can grow up to 4.5 feet in length and weigh over 700 pounds, making them icons of ...

In a recent study published in Communications Biology, scientists from CU Boulder sequenced the genome of Tridacna maxima, the most widespread species of giant clam. Their research reveals how ...

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Scott Turner, the newly confirmed head of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, or HUD, plans to lead a ...

Genome evolution is the process by which a genome changes in structure over time, through mutation, horizontal gene transfer, and sexual reproduction. The study of genome evolution involves ...

Ghost crab on beach sand. Image via Hornbaker Chelsi, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Welcome to animals that start with G. Animals that begin with the letter G ...