Portraits of Blue Mussel Shells,” a solo exhibition by Maine visual artist Carolyn Butera, on view at the library from Feb.

One of the best ways to spend a hot summer day in the Seacoast is at the beach. Even better — exploring the beach and the surrounding intertidal. Who doesn’t love poking around in tide pools, gently ...

There's an apparent disconnect when it comes to mussels in Rhode Island. They're found on the menu of just about every fine restaurant. But hardly anyone harvests them from Narragansett Bay. It's not ...

The adage of only eating oysters in months that end in R no longer holds true as advances in aquaculture have made farmed shellfish available and safe to eat year-round. However, in the case of ...

MACKWORTH ISLAND, Maine — It’s a chilly August morning off the southern coast of Maine and the mudflats extend as far as the eye can see. Clad in heavy rubber boots, Carissa Maurin and Sheba Brown ...

After several years of service under harsh weather conditions, the rotor blades of offshore wind parks are subjected to degradation and surface erosion, releasing sizeable quantities of particle ...

This piece is republished as part of theThe Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan; Circle of Blue; Great Lakes Now at Detroit Public Television; and Michigan Radio, Michigan’s NPR ...

Can’t tell the two bivalves apart? Here’s a handy guide. Simply Recipes / Photo by Victor Protasio / Food Styling by Ruth Blackburn / Prop Styling by Claire Spollen Clams and mussels taste different, ...