This Indigenous Trick May Help Protect Shellfish Against Acidification

This story was originally published by Hakai Magazine and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. It’s low tide in Bodega Bay, north of San Francisco, California, and Hannah Hensel is squishing through thick mud, on the hunt for clams. The hinged mollusks are everywhere, burrowed into the sediment, filtering seawater to feed on plankton. […]