House Bill 287 aims to name sweet potatoes new Mississippi state veggie. The House OK'd it, and it's going to the Senate. Do you know MS top crops?

The opportunity to recycle 45,000 pounds of oyster shell does not go unnoticed by the Coastal Conservation Association (CCA), which will enlist an army of 150 volunteers to work from 10 a.m. to 5 ...

Seated among a sea of white conservatives and billionaires, Jackson’s ceremonial black robes were complemented by a striking cowrie shell collar—a deliberate and powerful choice. This was not ...

Substrates are what oyster larvae latch onto while they are mobile (e.g., other oyster shells, piers). Oysters begin their lives as free-swimming larvae. Oyster parents release eggs and sperm into the ...

Research over the past few decades has found that oyster hemolymph contains antiviral and antibacterial proteins and peptides. These are active against a range of human and marine pathogens. Oysters, ...