PISMO BEACH, California -- At the end of last year, Charlotte Russ and her family took a trip to Pismo Beach along California's Central Coast. "My kids they thought they were collecting seashells, but ...

Scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego, have documented what they are calling possibly the most extreme case of animal structure elongation ...

Mrs. Dora J. Ryan of Santa Maria, enjoys the comforts of home as friends clam at Pismo Beach in January 1965. “Some 30 years ago I used to come here with my boys, but we didn’t have to go out far for ...

When Charlotte Russ visited Pismo Beach last November, she expected her kids to play in the sand and gather seashells. She didn’t expect them to collect 72 undersized Pismo clams — accidentally ...

PISMO BEACH — Once a cherished local fishery, Pismo clams went missing from their namesake beach for decades. The treasured shellfish, however, are now making a steady, triumphant return. No one knows ...