But as it turns out, a foot is just one of the many bizarre features you'll find inside a clam. Like oysters and mussels, clams are bivalves, a kind of mollusk that's encased in a shell made of ...

It’s the texture of the shells that make for the easiest identification between them. Clam shells are exfoliated by the sand they bury themselves in, so they are smooth. Oyster shells are rough ...

Giant clams can grow larger than one metre across, and weigh up to 250 kg Around 200 tonnes of illegally harvested giant clam shells worth nearly $25 million (£18 million) have been seized in the ...

This washes off the salt, and helps remove the loose sand from the shells' exterior. Using a stiff brush or a clean scouring ...

Neanderthals 'could kill at a distance' Neanderthals were capable of making art Viewpoint: Why we still underestimate the Neanderthals DNA shows cave girl was half Neanderthal Clam shells that ...

Break the shells in half at the hinge then pat them dry with paper towels. Pack the mixture into the clam shells, mounding it slightly over the top. You probably won't need all the clam shells.

Tortoise shell nails seem to be everywhere at the moment ... taken back the fun of dressing up – right down to our nail art. As such, my only consistent dose of beauty luxury leans heavily ...

Hall of Fame linebacker Mike Singletary tells the story of Art Shell, who became the second Black head coach in NFL history when the Raiders hired him in 1989. On the 60th anniversary of the ...

Dozens of neurologists are calling on the Australian chemicals regulator to ban paraquat, a toxic herbicide that has been linked to the development of Parkinson's disease. David Crisafulli will ...

Pearls are made by marine oysters and freshwater mussels as a natural defence against an irritant such as a parasite entering their shell or damage to their fragile body. The oyster or mussel slowly ...