Razor clam diggers on the Washington coast will get more opportunities to dig starting next week, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife coastal shellfish managers announced. “Another seven ...

SEATTLE — Soon, in Southwest Washington, the campaign will ramp up. No, nothing as trivial as a presidential campaign. This is far more important. This is the campaign to become Washington’s official ...

Climate Lab is a Seattle Times initiative that explores the effects of climate change in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. The project is funded in part by The Bullitt Foundation, CO2 Foundation, Jim ...

Need a unique family activity that offers a connection to the outdoors — and a tasty reward? Clamming in Western Washington is the perfect choice. Digging for clams can be a fun, messy, educational ...

Usually well known for what they add to chowder or linguine, the clam is now inspiring robotics research. Scientists at MIT are studying the digging capabilities of the razor clam to figure out how to ...