What's inside a clam? A retractable foot, a siphon for sucking up water, powerful muscles, and, sometimes, a pearl. And you thought oysters were fancy. Following is the transcript of the video.

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A Pennsylvania man made quite the discovery inside a clam served to him at a Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, restaurant: a purple pearl. Scott Overland of Phoenixville said he was dining with his wife and ...

CAPE MAY, N.J. (KYW) – A couple celebrating a milestone anniversary at a seafood restaurant on the Jersey shore left with something extra special to remember the event. And it’s worth enough cash to ...

Most people think of clams as a gooey blob inside of a two-piece shell, but there’s actually a lot more going on inside that shell that you might come to expect. While it’s true that a clam is rather ...

Researchers at Morgan State University’s Patuxent Environmental and Aquatic Research Laboratory (PEARL) were awarded more than $600,000 in funding through two grants from the Maryland Sea Grant (MDSG) ...

A New Jersey couple found a pearl potentially worth thousands in a restaurant clam. The sea stone could go for anywhere from $50 to $100,000 -- depending on the body of water it originated in.

A Pennsylvania man was left as happy as a clam after finding a purple pearl inside a shellfish while dining in Delaware. Scott Overland, of Phoenixville, told NBC10 Philadelphia he was eating with his ...