Families can harvest cockle clams amid 4-mile line of Bayocean Spit in Tillamook Bay The summertime low tides are perfect for clamming for cockles, then it's easy to prepare Oregon’s versatile ...

Shore things: Cockles, clams, whelks and winkles. They are the underappreciated fruits of British waters. And they're ripe for rediscovery, says Sophie Morris. Thursday 08 September 2011 00:00 BST.

The Atlantic cockle clam, a saltwater species commonly found in the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean, is one of the most abundant finds. These clams are easily recognized by their thick, ...

Add the clam broth and cook, stirring, until the cockles open and the liquid is reduced to about 1/4 cup, about 7 minutes. Tilt the skillet so the liquid pools to one side. Add the butter to the ...

Heart cockles are bivalve mollusks that resemble clams. And like clams, they have a symbiotic relationship with the algae that live inside their shells.

Heart cockle shells transmit sunlight to photosymbiotic algae using bundled fiber optic cables and condensing lenses. Nature Communications , 2024; 15 (1) DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-53110-x Cite This ...

Like many mollusks, these heart cockles—which resemble clams—have a symbiotic relationship with algae that live inside their shells. In these relationships, the algae gain access to light and ...

Clams called heart cockles use fiber optic–like structures to channel sunlight to symbiotic algae. Algae nestled within the heart cockle’s shell provides the clam with sugars and other ...

Such is apparently not the case, however, as scientists have discovered that a certain clam uses "fiber optics" of its own to get food. Named for its heart-shaped shell, the heart cockle is a ...

DURHAM, N.C. -- Since the first fiber optic cables rolled out in the 1970s, they’ve become a major part of everything from medical devices to high-speed internet and cable TV. But as it turns out, one ...