Inside Palau’s Otherworldly Underwater World, From Giant Clams to Golden Jellyfish Uncover the stunning oceanic wonders of Palau, from its vibrant coral gardens to its marine sanctuaries teeming with life.

Uncover the stunning oceanic wonders of Palau, from its vibrant coral gardens to its marine sanctuaries teeming with life.
#Palau #EcoTravel #GoldenJellyfish #GiantClams

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Assoc Prof Jingchun Li (Univ. of Colorado Boulder) shares “The Genomic Giant: Insights into Evolution of Tridacnid Clams.”
🗓️ Nov 27 2025 (AWST 8–9 am | AEDT 11 am–12 pm)
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#Malacology #GiantClams #Webinar

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#biodiversity A super cool 😎 science podcast about #giantclams. Be impressed about the things that most of us, myself included, don’t know about nature, but could actually help humanity solve problems.
Enjoy 😊.

A large aquarium habitat labeled "Tropical Pacific Coral Habitat" showcases a vibrant coral reef ecosystem with colorful corals, rock structures and tropical fish. A digital display panel on the right provides information and coral photos. A mural of an underwater scene with a sea turtle is visible in the background.

🪸Happy #WorldReefAwarenessDay 🪸 Our new Tropical Pacific #Coral habitat in Living Seas is pretty spectacular! Here, you’ll discover colorful corals, #TropicalFish, #GiantClams and so much more!

Huge congratulations to Bohao Dong for pressing the submit button on his PhD today!! 🎉🎉🎉 #ProudSupervisor #sclerochronology #GiantClams #unimelb @laura-m-otter.bsky.social @seanulm.bsky.social

Did you know? #GiantClams weigh around 500 pounds — as much as an average male grizzly bear 🐻 — and can grow to more than 4 feet long.

Sadly, giant clams are declining — and in some areas disappearing entirely. That's why we are urgently working to get them the federal protections they need.

Drew holding galleys for The Ocean's Menagerie

The chapter opening art for The Coral's Castle. by Andrea Dingeldein, The Local Naturalist.

The chapter opening art for The Seafan's Ancient Defenses chapter. Art by Andrea Dingeldein, The Local Naturalist

Galleys for The Ocean’s Menagerie! The #OceansMenagerie, about #SpinelessSuperpowers, releases Earthday 2025. #sponges, #corals, #nudibranchs, #seastars, #giantclams and #octopus! Andrea Dingeldein diagrams for coral chapters.

#marinelife #invertebrates #tidepools #diving #scicom #artandscience

Giant clams grow huge without eating much protein Giant clams grow huge by relying on algae for energy. Scientists found genes that help them live with algae and grow big.

Giant clams grow huge without eating much protein: Giant clams grow huge by relying on algae for energy. Scientists found genes that help them live with algae and grow big.

#GiantClams #Symbiosis #MarineBiology #Photosynthesis #Evolution #EarthDotCom #EarthSnap #Earth

The Hidden Role of Algae in the Evolution of Giant Clams New research uncovers the crucial role that microscopic algae have played in the evolutionary success of giant clams, revealing a remarkable symbiotic relationship.

How did tiny algae help giant clams become ocean giants? New research reveals an extraordinary symbiotic relationship shaping evolution beneath the waves.

#MarineScience #Symbiosis #GiantClams

Advances in giant clam (Tridacnidae spp.) sclerochronology and sclerochemistry as a high-resolution palaeoenvironmental archive Reconstructions of Quaternary environmental change using high-resolution proxies are important for testing and refining climate models to enable bette…

This is a very useful #review study into the use of #giantclams (Tridacnids) as #tropical #climate recorders.
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Great #sclero study by Cornélia Brosset and colleagues describing using #nanoSIMS measurements to precisely separate #day and #night layers in #giantclams to study the relationship between #shell #chemistry and water #temperature.
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Did you know? #Giantclams weigh around 500 pounds — as much as an average male grizzly bear 🐻 — and can grow to more than 4 feet long.

Sadly, giant clams are declining — and in some areas disappearing entirely. That's why we are urgently working to get them the federal protections they need.