Oysters famously filter their surrounding water, but it turns out they are removing more than algae and excess nutrients. New research from William & Mary's Batten School of Coastal & Marine Sciences ...

With no wind to speak of, the water was calm along a pier on Virginia’s Eastern Shore. And with no clouds to speak of, the sun beat down on Xuqing Chen as she filled a mesh cage with oysters on a hot ...

Blue Oyster Cult guitarist Buck Dharma said the band was forced to start using a cowbell while performing their classic track "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" as a result of Saturday Night Live's famous ...

Blue Oyster Cult will release a new album, Ghost Stories, on April 12, their first new release in over three years. The LP features various songs recorded between 1978 and 1983, with the exception of ...

While Maryland officials have been touting the comeback of the blue crab, Chesapeake Bay oysters have continued to show little or no rebound despite restoration efforts during the past decade. Since ...

Professor Jeffrey Shields and Postdoctoral Research Associate Megan Tomamichel deploy a floating cage containing one of the experimental groups of juvenile crabs and oysters. Oysters famously filter ...