The carbonate shells of tiny marine plankton, foraminifers, are important archives of geochemical records of past climates. Now researchers have discovered that, contrary to long-standing textbook ...

Restaurants in New Jersey partner with a major food supplier to use oyster shells to reduce erosion during storms. Maine ...

My clam linguine rule goes like this: If it's on the menu, I order it. The same goes for its Neapolitan progenitor, pasta alle vongole - pasta with clams. The classic way to prepare and serve this ...

Scott Overland was on vacation in Rehoboth Beach last week when he took his family out for a seafood dinner at Salt Air Kitchen & Bar, an upscale restaurant in the Delaware shore town. The ...

Coccolithophores are microscopic marine algae that use carbon dioxide to grow and release carbon dioxide when they create their miniature calcite shells. Scientists have revealed the nano-level 3D ...

Table 1 Summary of planktic and benthic species with distinct Mg-banding. We observe Mg-banding in both the ocean grown and culture grown (87 Sr-labelled) calcite in the ‘control’ specimens that ...

Discarded oyster and clam shells from Jersey Shore restaurants are being collected and then used to build coastal reefs instead of going to landfills.

Clams are a tasty and nutritious shellfish that can be used in a variety of dishes, from creamy New England clam chowder to seafood linguine. However, if you've ever noticed a clam whose shell didn't ...

This article was originally published by Hakai Magazine. It’s low tide in Bodega Bay, north of San Francisco, and Hannah Hensel is squishing through thick mud on the hunt for clams. The hinged ...