MOLLUSKS

It sometimes starts with a grain of sand—but not always.

We don't know if oysters are really aphrodisiacs—but we do know that professional oyster shuckers use a knife called the Chesapeake stabber.

The cephalopod is strikingly intelligent, but its most spectacular talent may be its ability to fully regrow arms lost to predators.

It involves something called a "love dart," and it's less romantic than it sounds.

The vending machine-sized installation features 15 itty-bitty "exhibitions" about bivalves, snails, octopuses, and more.

Blue mussels have evolved stronger shells to protect themselves against rising acid levels in the Baltic Sea.

The amount of plastic in our oceans—and thus in our seafood—is rising.