The location of the crater in Chesapeake Bay. It is now completely covered by younger sediments, but was discovered in the early 1990s by marine geophysical surveys and subsequent drilling.

ANNAPOLIS — The health of the Chesapeake Bay declined in an annual report card on the nation’s largest estuary released Tuesday, with scientists noting the effect of extreme rainfall patterns ...

WASHINGTON (CN) — Federal grant freezes and proposed cuts to the Environmental Protection Agency's impact on the Chesapeake Bay worry lawmakers and environmental organizations. "The Chesapeake Bay ...

Chesapeake Bay blue crab populations fell again, hitting the second-lowest number since Virginia and Maryland marine scientists began counting in 1990, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources ...

The bay crater is the largest in the United States and the sixth largest of 170 known impact craters in the world. A number of factors make it an ideal place for exploration.

NORFOLK, Va. — Blue crab populations in the Chesapeake Bay took a sizable hit in 2025, marking a need for more cautious harvest regulations, some environmentalists say. Each winter, the Maryland ...