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Human-made microplastics are found in all the oceans. The most abundant type are fibers, which are shed from materials like carpets and fleece clothing, while their small size means that marine animals as small as zooplankton can consume them.
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A study by the University of Plymouth has shown that ocean acidification and higher temperatures may cause oysters to be less nutritious.
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A new study focusing on a relationship between climate variability and historical mortality of adult oysters on the French Atlantic coast from 1993 to 2015 indicates that climate change poses a threat to oysters.
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To deal with the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010, nearly two million gallons of CorexitR 9500, an oil dispersant, was used to break down the oil.
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By analysing the shells of giant clams, we can learn more about the environmental changes that occurred in the past.
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A team of scientists led by Florida State University have discovered that the shells of California mussels (Mytilus californianus) are being altered at its most basic structural level.
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A worldwide study of giant clams have found that the world’s largest clam species -the Tridacna gigas - is the world’s most threatened mollusc.
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Giant clams can absorb bright sunlight at a very high rate and the lustrous cells on the clam’s surface scatter it over a large surface area.
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Although oysters do not have ears, they can detect vibrations through hair cells on the outside of their shells.
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Scientists from Cardiff University and Stockholm University have discovered that Baltic clams and worms are responsible for about ten percent of the total methane emissions from the Baltic Sea.
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Based on their research into the physical attributes of the nacre in fossil and present-day shells, the biomineral appeared to provide an accurate record of temperature as the material is formed in a mollusk.
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Incredibly photogenic creatures, they have a fascinating ability to rapidly change their colour and skin texture, an ability which they use to great effect as camouflage when they are hunting or being hunted, to communicate with other cuttlefish a
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New research by Lindsey Dougherty of the University of California, Berkeley, suggests that scaring off predators or luring prey may be the primary motivations for the disco clam’s flashy behavior.
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Peter Todd, a marine ecologist at the National University of Singapore, and his colleagues have examined the clams' roles, and hope the findings will reinforce the case for conserving the molluscs.
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A project conducted by researchers from Denmark's Technical University showed that 18 hectares of blue mussels in Skive Fjord reduced the levels of algae low enough to prevent oxygen depletion.
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Cephalopods have inspired legends and stories throughout history and are thought to be the most intelligent of the invertebrates. Some can squeeze through the tiniest of cracks. They have eyes and other senses that rival those of humans.
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