They might not be the most endearing of creatures, but a tiny mussel can make a huge impact on the environment.

As part of efforts to restore the Lower Grasse River, the New York State Museum has received a $713,000 cooperative agreement from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to restore ...

Larvae of the freshwater pearl mussel can give protection against bacterial infection Glochidium larvae of the freshwater pearl mussel attach to salmon or trout gills, where they develop and grow for ...

The executive director of Save the River says the freshwater mussel restoration efforts on the lower Grasse River is “fantastic news” as it relates to the St. Lawrence River. The Grasse ...

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 ...

Hundreds of thousands of mussels moved years ago during a cleanup of the Grasse River are heading back to the area.

Unassuming freshwater mussels are emerging as environmental heroes. These humble mollusks serve as the “livers of our rivers,” filtering 10-20 gallons of water daily while removing harmful algae, ...

PHILADELPHIA – Water tanks line a room in this city’s Water Works on the bank of the Schuylkill River. Inside are small fish that are hosts to tiny organisms that researchers in the nation’s sixth ...

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Federal regulators designated two U.S. freshwater mussels as threatened on Wednesday, a further sign of trouble for native mollusks that help cleanse waters by filtering ...

Freshwater mussels are dying suddenly and in the thousands, with each mass death event bringing these endangered molluscs closer to extinction. Tragically, these events rarely get noticed. In March ...

Twenty of Ireland’s rarest freshwater pearl mussels have been airlifted from their native river in Kerry to the Marine ...

Am I not pretty enough? This article is part of The Conversation’s series introducing you to Australia’s unloved animals that need our help. Freshwater mussels are dying suddenly and in the thousands, ...