This indicates that different groups of mussels do not mix easily with others, despite being a species that spreads readily. "Blue mussels are an iconic species along the shore. Anyone living by ...

Researchers are checking deeper water to find the once-common bivalves, while mussel farmers use new methods to grow ...

GAITHERSBURG, MD. -- "Nature didn't make mussel glue for man's instant gratification," says Herbert Waite, the marine biochemist who first isolated adhesive protein from the foot of the common blue ...

Unless you know how fresh they are, always eat mussels on the same day you buy them. Carefully place the blue-black mussels into a sinkful of cold water and discard any that stay open when tapped.

Carissa Maurin has heard from people for a long time that blue mussels in Casco Bay had vanished. "The mussel beds have been either disappearing or they haven't been able to find mussels where ...