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Dark chocolate and red wine are the heart-healthy food, drink of love

Forget the oysters and the champagne this Valentine’s Day. If you want to keep your true love’s heart beating strong, dark chocolate and red wine are the food and drink of love, said Susan Ofria, clinical nutrition ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 06, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Electricity sparks new life into Indonesia's corals

Cyanide fishing and rising water temperatures had decimated corals off Bali until a diver inspired by a German scientist's pioneering work on organic architecture helped develop a project now replicated worldwide.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 26, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 3

Japan scientists study oyster 'language'

Scientists in Japan have begun studying the "language" of oysters in an effort to find out what they are saying about their environment.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Dec 06, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Norovirus found in majority of British oysters: study

Three-quarters of British-grown oysters contain norovirus, a bug which causes diarrhoea and vomiting, according to new research published on Tuesday by the Food Standards Agency (FSA).

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 29, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Some shellfish gathering in Washington state closed due to presence of toxins

All of King County and most of the eastern portion of Kitsap County in Washington state have been closed to shellfish gathering after tests this week revealed the presence of toxins that can cause paralytic shellfish poisoning.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Aug 04, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Disease-resistant oysters call for shift in Bay restoration strategies

Development of disease resistance among Chesapeake Bay oysters calls for a shift in oyster-restoration strategies within the Bay and its tributaries. That's according to a new study by researchers at the Virginia ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jun 27, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Cholera oyster outbreak sickens 11 in US

As many as 11 people have reported getting sick from eating raw oysters contaminated with cholera bacteria in northern Florida, officials said on Tuesday.

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created May 10, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Oyster shells are a scientific treasure trove

The breakdown of the seasonality pattern marked a period of dramatic climate change 16–12 million years ago. This is the finding of an analysis of fossil oyster shells from the area around Vienna. The ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Apr 18, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Scientists: Gulf health nearly at pre-spill level

(AP) -- Scientists judge the overall health of the Gulf of Mexico as nearly back to normal one year after the BP oil spill, but with glaring blemishes that restrain their optimism about nature's resiliency, ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Apr 18, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A salty way to safer shellfish

(PhysOrg.com) -- A spritz of lemon and a dash of hot sauce make oysters taste great -- but a bath of salt water might make them more safe to eat. A new report finds that exposing oysters raised in low-salinity ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 31, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The Pacific oyster is in Sweden to stay

The Pacific oyster was discovered in large numbers along the west coast of Sweden in 2007. The mortality rate in some places during the past two winters has been 100%, but researchers at the University of ...

Biology / Ecology

created Mar 22, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study suggests alternative treatment for bacteria in oysters

A joint study by local oyster growers and researchers at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science shows that moving farmed oysters into saltier waters just prior to harvest nearly eliminates the presence of ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Best Valentine's Day bets for your sweetie, and your heart

Forget the oysters and the champagne this Valentine’s Day. If you want to keep your true love’s heart beating strong, Susan Ofria, clinical nutrition manager at Gottlieb Memorial Hospital, said the real food of ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 11, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Oysters disappearing worldwide: study

A survey of oyster habitats around the world has found that the succulent mollusks are disappearing fast and 85 percent of their reefs have been lost due to disease and over-harvesting.

Biology / Ecology

created Feb 03, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Could oysters be used to clean up Chesapeake Bay?

Chronic water quality problems caused by agricultural and urban runoff, municipal wastewater, and atmospheric deposition from the burning of fossil fuels leads to oxygen depletion, loss of biodiversity, and harmful algal ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jan 21, 2011 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Oyster

The word oyster is used as a common name for a number of distinct groups of bivalve molluscs which live in marine or brackish habitats. The valves are highly calcified.

Some kinds of oyster are commonly consumed, cooked or raw, by humans. Other kinds, such as pearl oysters, are not. These are considered an aphrodisiac.

For more information about Oyster, read the full article at Wikipedia.
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