In a new study, Princeton engineers have unlocked the secret to creating cement that is 17 times tougher than conventional materials. Inspired by the unique properties of oyster shells, this ...

Six million pounds of ancient oyster shells from a Charlotte County mine are now a thriving three-acre reef in the mouth of the Caloosahatchee River. It's the latest of about a dozen oyster reefs ...

OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (WLOX) - New RESTORE Act funding is expanding oyster shell recycling efforts along the Mississippi Gulf Coast, turning discarded shells from local restaurants into tools for ...

The Rivanna Solid Waste Authority is a participant in the Virginia Oyster Shell Recycling and Restoration Program, which takes shells destined for the trash and returns them to restoration areas in ...

The world's largest food distributor is teaming up with New Jersey's Department of Environmental Protection to significantly expand the state's shell recycling program. Instead of ending up in ...

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – In Brevard County, a unique conservation effort is underway to restore the Indian River Lagoon by recycling oyster shells from local restaurants. The Shuck and Share program, ...

As global oyster populations decline and fisheries collapse, archaeologists may be able to inform effective management with perspectives of human-oyster connections stretching back millennia. As ...

Oyster shells collected from the Chefs Brigade‘s recent greater New Orleans Oyster Night are being repurposed to help rebuild Louisiana’s coast, organizers announced. Nearly five tons of oyster shells ...

Cal State biologists and the group Orange County Coastkeeper are working together to use oyster shells from local restaurants to restore the once-abundant oyster beds along the coast and, by doing ...

Palm Beach County Fishing Foundation Executive Director Tom Twyford said the program aims to improve the water quality and clarity of the lagoon by giving local oysters a new habitat. Oyster shells ...

South Carolina’s coastlines are falling apart, and it’s happening alarmingly fast. But one of the biggest projects in South Carolina Department of Natural Resources history is relying on the humble ...