Mineral crystals in heart cockles’ shells protect symbiotic algae from ultraviolet rays and could lead to innovations in internet infrastructure.

Tiny, solid windows in the shells of heart cockles let in light for the photosynthetic algae inside them – and they could ...

Some species, such as giant clams, must open their shells to give the algae the sunlight they need. But smaller relatives called heart cockles are able to nourish their internal algae farms ...