Researchers show oyster shells can capture rare earth elements from water by converting them into stable minerals, offering a low-cost and sustainable solution for pollution removal.

For years, Maryland has participated in celebrating National Oyster Day on Aug. 5. Although many gastronomists still encourage oyster consumption in months that end in “R,” this rule has become more ...

Oyster shells are not garbage. That is the message from conservation groups, which say people have been recycling shells along U.S. coastlines for generations. Today's recycling efforts are highly ...

Fishermen have taken oysters out of the Long Island Sound off Connecticut for generations. But Todd Koehnke and Tim Macklin have made it their mission to dump millions of old shells back in. Oyster ...

Long considered byproducts of the bayou, algae and oyster shells may hold new value. A Nicholls chemistry research team is studying how they can be repurposed into biodiesel.

ALL RIGHT. THIS WEEK IS CHESAPEAKE OYSTER WEEK. AND JOINING US TODAY IS ALISON ALBERT GUERCIO. I GOT IT RIGHT. RIGHT. YEAH. FROM THE OYSTER RECOVERY PARTNERSHIP TO TELL US MORE ABOUT THIS EVENT. AND ...

When we go out to eat and have oysters, we see the shells just get tossed away. But, the Galveston Bay Foundation in Texas is collecting those leftover shells to increase the number of oyster beds, ...

The Rivanna Solid Waste Authority is a participant in the Virginia Oyster Shell Recycling and Restoration Program, which takes shells destined for the trash and returns them to restoration areas in ...