Survival of the fittest is expertly exemplified by one marine creature: Minnesota’s freshwater mussels. These shellfish are being applauded for their unique and clever survival strategy. They ...

MADISON, Wis. — The Great Lakes’ frigid fresh water used to keep shipwrecks so well preserved that divers could see dishes in the cupboards. Downed planes that spent decades underwater were left so ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service declared six species of freshwater mussels found in Central Texas as endangered and another as threatened on Monday. Environmental scientists refer to freshwater ...

Some rely on tricking fish in order to protect their young, but freshwater mussels across the Chesapeake Bay watershed haven’t been clever enough to cope with the challenges humans pose. Mussels ...

Seven types of freshwater mussels found in Central Texas have been listed for protection under the Endangered Species Act. (Ryan Hagerty/Usfws, Ryan Hagerty/Usfws) Sign up for The Brief, The Texas ...