The miniature crustacean has won hearts online, with the video going viral on social media. The clip has amassed some 9.1 ...

First of all, not all hermit crabs live in the ocean. There are land hermit crabs ... very important factors to consider as ...

What is a hermit crab? There are over 800 species of hermit crabs worldwide, and almost all are ocean dwellers—though people are likely most familiar with the dozen semi-terrestrial species ...

Horseshoe crabs are marine arthropods that live primarily in and around shallow ocean waters on soft sandy ... occurred as a consequence of coastal habitat destruction in Japan and overharvesting ...

The most adorable, silly-looking baby king crab, accidentally collected by NOAA researchers in the Gulf of Mexico, has ...

Jeppesen was seeking solutions for the havoc green crabs had caused —damaging sea ... unexpected benefits when returned to their natural habitats. Now when researchers set traps, Jeppesen ...

Off the coast of Chile and Peru, along the entire western length of South America, the seafloor takes a sharp, steep plunge deep into the Pacific Ocean ... to be essential habitats, and the ...

Researchers recently found that the species should be split into six, maybe even seven, genetically distinct groups.

New genetic research on the Alaska red king crab reveals previously undiscovered diversity among different regions, ...

A recent study found sea otters are eating thousands of green crabs at a California reserve, reducing the invasive species’ population.