Rare fossils reveal that worms managed to survive multiple mass extinction events. A recent scientific investigation has ...

Scientists have found proof that a parasite still troubling oysters today was already up to its old tricks nearly half a ...

Spionids are small, soft-bodied marine bristle worms that live inside the shells of mussels and oysters. Unlike parasites ...

Researchers discovered fossil evidence showing that spionid worms, parasites of modern oysters, were already infecting bivalves 480 million years ago. High-resolution scans revealed their distinctive ...

A surprising new study has revealed that a parasite still troubling modern oysters first began infecting shell-dwelling sea creatures hundreds of ...

The researchers noted no other known species creates this exact shell damage pattern, confirming the worms’ ancient origins.

A new study has unexpectedly discovered that a common parasite of modern oysters actually started infecting bivalves hundreds ...

In this episode of “Eat Like a Local”, Lone Star Oyster Company owners Blake and Stephanie Branson take host Chris Shepherd and chef Lucas McKinney of Josephine’s Gulf Coast Tradition out to their ...

The tidal waters of Maine tell stories that go back thousands of years. Along the Damariscotta River, a short tidal river carved out by retreating glaciers at the end of the last Ice Age, the story of ...

Oyster Fest, one of Long Island’s largest annual events, is set to return for its 42nd year, and Oyster Bay Town officials say this will be the best event yet. Town officials were joined by local ...