But as it turns out, one group of marine mollusks was way ahead of us. A new study reveals that clams called heart cockles -– so-named because of their heart-shaped shells -- have unique structures in ...

T his British take on spaghetti alle vongole uses cockles instead of the traditional clams. The version here is great, but if ...

When buying live molluscs, look for those with shells that are smooth and shiny. The shells of clams, cockles, mussels and oysters should be tightly shut or should shut immediately if you tap them ...

Locals report people are travelling to the Glen beach in Saundersfoot, Pembrokeshire, to fill their vehicles with cockles, clams and mussels. Collection of shellfish from unclassified beds isn’t ...

Cockles are sometimes called blood clams because the liquid that the raw (or lightly blanched) bivalves release when opened is dark red. They look similar to clams, except that cockle shells have ...