There are a lot of different reasons why a clam might open its shell. My friend Jonathan Robinson, a marine ecologist at Washington State University, told me all about it. If we spent some time where ...

The rocky coves along California’s coast are home to one of nature’s most charismatic animals: the otter. Large groups of sea otters bob among the kelp, anchoring in place by wrapping themselves in ...

In the sand surrounding coral reefs, the giant clam reigns supreme; they are massive, multi-colored, and statuesque. As the largest living bivalve mollusk, the giant clam acts as a lynchpin for its ...