Giant clams, some of the largest mollusks on Earth, have long fascinated scientists. These impressive creatures can grow up ...

Carcinization is a captivating type of convergent evolution where five different groups of crustaceans have separately evolved to have crab-like body structures. Evolutionary ...

The findings, published Jan. 4 in the journal Communications Biology, offer clues about how such evolution may have contributed to the giant clam's size. "Giant clams are keystone species in many ...