To Build Better Fiber Optic Cables, Ask a Clam

DURHAM, N.C. -- Since the first fiber optic cables rolled out in the 1970s, they’ve become a major part of everything from medical devices to high-speed internet and cable TV. But as it turns out, one group of marine mollusks was way ahead of us.

A new study reveals that clams called heart cockles -– so-named because of their heart