Around the deep-sea vents off the southern coast of Japan, a small, “glass”-like creature was discovered. Getty Images/iStockphoto Off the coast of Japan, thousands of feet below the surface, the ...

Similar to clams, oysters, and mussels, scallops consist of an interior muscle — the delicious bite-sized morsel — surrounded by two fanned-out shells. Scallops are generally classified into two ...

Much of the scallop farming techniques used in the U.S. derive from practices in Japan, where scallops have long been a part of the country's seafood industry. Researchers from the University of Maine ...