At Captain White’s Seafood in Oxon Hill Friday, Chantelle Boyd was ready to start her Memorial Day weekend with a Maryland ...

Evolutionary biologists are uncovering genomic mechanisms that allow populations to adapt quickly to different, hyperlocal ...

Climate change is pushing starving gray whales into the San Francisco Bay in unusual numbers, where ship strikes killed at ...

Dig into Illinois’ surprisingly fun crab scene, with buttery shells, messy hands, and all-you-can-eat feasts worth showing up ...

Crabs’ famous sideways walk may trace back to a single evolutionary moment 200 million years ago. Researchers found that most modern crabs inherited this trait from one ancestor—and never looked back.

One transition triggers a chain reaction, and everyone must move into a bigger shell. Brian Walch explains the tender process ...

Everything Is Crab features dozens of evolutions that change combat, survival, movement, and ecosystem interactions.

Biodegradable plastics hold potential for reducing marine plastic pollution, but degrade too quickly, limiting their practical use. Researchers from Gunma University now show that crab shell ...

Researchers report that crab shell waste can impair degeneration of biodegradable plastics in marine environments by altering their surface microbiome Biodegradable plastics hold potential for ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Soft shell crabs: A savory yet sweet, juicy, tender meat that’s served seasonally in the Lowcountry, is back in season. This time of year, female blue crabs shed their outer ...

The animal kingdom is full of remarkable abilities, but few are as impressive as the crab’s capacity to regrow limbs. Unlike humans, who must live with permanent limb loss, crabs possess the ...

COLUMBIA — They’re sweet, rich, buttery, tender and here for a limited time — it’s soft-shell crab season and that means the South Carolina delicacy is showing up on local menus. The recently mottled ...