Live cockles in their shells are available from some fishmongers – these undergo rigorous cleaning processes that significantly reduce the risk of transmitting a food-borne illness. Frozen raw ...

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 ...

Since the first fiber optic cables rolled out in the 1970s, they've become a major part of everything from medical devices to ...

A team of marine biologists, ecologists and evolutionary specialists from the University of Chicago, Stanford University and ...

A heart cockle shell has been found to let in light through a design that resembles fiber optic cables. This could inspire ...