People collect mussels from the shore, but do they also exist in freshwater ecosystems? Just how many of these inconspicuous mussels can be found beneath the surface of inland waters became apparent ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife is getting the word out about invasive mussels after two were spotted on a boat at ...

Zebra mussels are small freshwater shellfish named for the contrasting stripes that decorate their shells. Native to the lakes and rivers that drain into the Caspian, Azov, and Black seas in eastern ...

In the early 1900s, closer to a time when Kentucky was an unspoiled Eden, jewel-like freshwater mussels paved the beds of the streams and rivers that ran freely throughout the state. So prized were ...