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A new study examined how bivalves -- the group that includes clams, mussels, scallops, and oysters -- evolved among many others in the period of rapid evolution known as the Cambrian Explosion. The team found that though many other lineages burst into action and quickly evolved a wide variety of forms and functions, the bivalves lagged behind. The study has implications for how we understand evolution and the impact of extinctions.

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A new study led by scientists with the University of Chicago examined how bivalves—the group that includes clams, mussels, scallops, and oysters—evolved among many others in the period of rapid evolution known as the Cambrian Explosion. The team found that though many other lineages burst into action and quickly evolved a wide variety of forms and functions, the bivalves lagged behind. The study has implications for how we understand evolution and the impact of extinctions.

Atmospheric pressure systems that reduced temperatures could be caused by climate change, say experts

A new paleontology study by UChicago researchers discovered that rock-boring clams, known as bivalves, vary in shape despite performing the same function. This paper is one of the first major studies done using three-dimensional images of bivalve shells. The Maroon sat down with scientists Katie S. Collins, Stewart M. Edie, and David Jablonski to talk...

Modern-day Venus is a toxic mess of a planet, with an atmosphere that is 90 times as thick as Earths.

Study uses 350-mile-deep earthquake to make elusive measurements of the Earth’s layers

The work, published in late December in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, places human migration into a new context.

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Scientists have identified ocean circulation and mountain ranges are behind why the Southern Hemisphere is 24% stormier than the Northern.