It might be impressive, but we’ve got nothing on this giant clam, which has been around since 1499 CE. The giant ocean quahog ...

A fossil specimen of Arctica islandica from the Lillo formation, which was used for seasonality reconstructions (image credit: Doris Smudde) Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible ...

We investigate the impact of large-scale climate variability on the marine bivalve, Arctica islandica, (Linnaeus 1767) from northern Norway (71°N). We evaluate the use of annual shell growth and ...

In 2006, off the coast of Iceland, a giant ocean quahog clam (Arctica islandica) was dredged from the ocean floor. Like how you can count the rings in a tree to determine its age, it's possible to ...

The Ocean Quahog (Arctica islandica) is the longest lived unitary animal found yet. Clams and other hard-shelled bivalves have seasonal growth rings in their shells that can be used to estimate their ...

The researchers used transcriptomic resources from 33 bivalve species, focusing on four with exceptionally long lifespans: ...

Caption An Arctica islandica shell perches on the railing of the ESS Pursuit during a research cruise in the Mid-Atlantic Bight, south of the Gulf of Maine. A new WHOI co-led study finds that ...

Norway and the Netherlands in a study of present and past marine climate recorded in the annual growth patterns of the long-lived bivalve Arctica islandica. At study sites on Ingøya and Rolvsøya , two ...

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Icelandic Pop music is a World known brand today. Before that happened, scores of Icelandic musicians had tried their luck abroad with little success. Today Icelandic bands and artists are ...