Oyster shells are bulky and plain, but the treasures they hold go beyond their tasty meat and beautiful pearls. One company in Hong Kong is turning them into materials for constructing buildings.

The Pensacola and Perdido Bays Estuary Program has collected over 25 tons of oyster shells since launching The Oyster ...

Decades of coastal erosion and land loss have dramatically altered the landscape around Grand Bayou Louisiana.

Collect and crush shells to apply as mulch. I used leftover clam and mussel shells from dinner. You can also use oyster ...

Pearls are made by marine oysters and freshwater mussels as a natural defence against an irritant such as a parasite entering their shell or damage to their fragile body. The oyster or mussel slowly ...

The illness first makes itself known when the abductor muscle, which holds the two parts of the oyster shell together, turns a reddish-brown. Ultimately, eight out of ten affected oysters die from ...

Using a layer of mulch across the soil surface can prevent ... well-rotted farmyard manure or crushed shells. Mulching has many benefits. It can provide nutrients for plants, lock in moisture ...

Every year Ben Pape, 69, of East Islip, makes a point to get his fill of fish at the Oyster Fest and he enjoyed a plate of oysters on the half shell as well as some seared scallops. “This is a ...

Some entrepreneurs are betting on southern Florida becoming an oyster hot spot. Now, they just need to convince Mother Nature, and oyster lovers, to cooperate. There hadn’t been oyster ...

At 2 p.m. on the Saturday after Columbus Day, an annual tradition occurs in Oyster Bay ... Along with oysters on the half-shell and piles of seafood, the menu is getting amped up with some ...

The Oyster Fest is known for its culinary offerings that pay homage to the oyster. Festival-goers can enjoy oysters in various forms, including raw on the half shell, fried, and in chowders.