The sustainable shellfish cleans the water as it feeds and breathes.

Five freshwater mussel species new to science were identified in Southern rivers. Several are rare and live in only a few ...

When University of Rhode Island researchers slipped beneath the surface of the Moosup River recently, they did not expect to find a living freshwater mussel community. The discovery marked the first ...

A threatened freshwater mussel species is making itself at home in the manmade lakes, creeks and rivers of south-western Australia, according to local research. Westralunio carteri, or Carter's ...

Researchers at Murdoch University have found that artificial waterbodies could play a crucial role in slowing the decline of Carter’s freshwater mussel (Westralunio carteri), a vulnerable species of ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Described as the “liver of rivers” for their water filtering capabilities, freshwater mussels are facing an extinction crisis. These slow-growing, ...

Beneath the surface of the Allegheny River, some of the region’s most endangered creatures are quietly disappearing. Freshwater mussels — small, often overlooked creatures buried in the riverbed — are ...