Survival of the fittest is expertly exemplified by one marine creature: Minnesota’s freshwater mussels. These shellfish are being applauded for their unique and clever survival strategy. They ...

Radioactive contamination in freshwater mussels is potentially affecting the food chain in Pennsylvania, including iconic animals such as bald eagles and possibly even humans. A study published last ...

Fracking is the process of getting more oil or gas from a well by injecting water into it to fracture the stone. The process produces wastewater heavily contaminated with chemicals from deep ...

It's 1970-something. Mussels are virtually unknown in the United States. They're something that the French eat, but what can you expect of a people that eats snails? I'm on a beach on Nantucket Island ...

Two people are sick in New Zealand with food poisoning after eating mussels. New Zealand Food Safety warned consumers to thoroughly cook mussels before eating after the duo became ill in the ...

Some mussels harvested in Canada are being recalled across the tri-state and in several nearby states because of a possible contamination, according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. — Local author Steve Hoffman has published a new memoir about his Minnesota family's immersion into a tiny winemaking village in the Languedoc region of southern France. The title ...

Food safety officials in New Zealand have again warned people not to eat raw mussels because of a risk of Vibrio infection. Figures from the Institute of Environmental Science and Research (ESR) show ...

Like many sea creatures, mussels along Oregon’s coastline are struggling. Their population took a sudden nose dive this summer, and researchers aren’t sure what’s behind the die-off. This mystery is ...

In my world, seafood is festive food. This New Year’s Eve I plan to prepare a seafood stew based on my beloved favorite, French bouillabaisse. My stew includes fennel, fish, shrimp and the favored ...