As XEC, the latest COVID variant takes hold, we are watching viral evolution play out on a time scale short enough to follow, with different strains of the SARS-CoV-2 virus independently acquiring ...

Animals have evolved crab-like bodies at least five times throughout history, a process known as carcinization.

According to the study, the fossils date to the Middle Ordovician period and are considered among the oldest known horseshoe ...

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Find out how an annual cleanup of lost and abandoned crab traps in our coastal bays and waterways helps save crabs and other sea life. And see how a man-made wetland near Dallas cleans water while ...

A new study published in the journal Global Change Biology has revealed that tiny fiddler crabs-which grow no bigger than ...

When wildlife photographer Shawn Miller discovered Okinawa's hermit crabs living in plastic bottle caps instead of shells, he ...

Several locals have reported "unusual amounts of dead horseshoe crabs" washing up on Massachusetts beaches in recent days. However, officials say the spectacle is no cause for concern, as they're just ...

The field of neuroethology in crabs examines the neural circuits that underpin behaviour, particularly in relation to visual processing and predator avoidance. Research in this area has revealed that ...

The connection between artistic inspiration and the natural world comes to life in three unique profiles. Find out how an annual cleanup of lost and abandoned crab traps in our coastal bays and ...