An enormous amount of water passes through mussels each day—but microplastics stay behind. Introducing more of the creatures who could help keep oceans cleaner—just make sure you have an easy way to ...

Seafood lovers who prize the mussel for its earthy taste and succulent flesh may be unaware of its growing potential in the fight against water pollution. The mussel is the hoover of the sea, taking ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A hundred rare mussels are slipping quietly into Appalachian waters — and they just might help keep rivers cleaner and power running. The Tennessee Valley Authority is partnering ...

New freshwater mussels, which filter water and stabilize stream banks, are being added to Pennsylvania waterways as part of a 10-year partnership project. This year, Pennsylvania received 96 ...

The recent discovery of a new type of invasive mussel in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta is raising concerns that the non-native species could cause major ecological harm and inflict costly ...

Several years ago, Western Pennsylvania Conservancy biologists documented the first freshwater mussels — eight species in all — found in the Kiski River in over a century. Then, last summer, the ...

Seafood lovers who prize the mussel for its earthy taste and succulent flesh may be unaware of its growing potential in the fight against water pollution. Like canaries in a coal mine, mussels have ...

The non-native freshwater bivalve Limnoperna fortunei, or golden mussel, was recently discovered in the Port of Stockton. (California Department of Water Resources) The recent discovery of a new type ...