It turns out that lobsters, crabs, and other crustaceans can feel pain when they're being boiled alive. Now, scientists are calling for a ban against the practice. Scientists have recognized the ...

Rare evidence about the lives of an ancient group of arthropods has been uncovered in the U.S. The findings of the study are ...

Scientists discovered that crabs eat young crown-of-thorns starfish, reducing their population before they damage coral reefs ...

These crustaceans have been misnamed for two reasons ... When these trapped crabs die, they release a pheromone signal to other crabs that there may be a shell available, which lures even more ...

Crabs and other crustaceans incorporate calcium carbonate in their exoskeleton in a process called biomineralization, which gives their bodies mechanical rigidity and strength. Juvenile crabs vary in ...

Howie the Crab entertained the internet for years with an extensive hat collection and a ton of personality packed into her ...

In biology, this term describes an evolutionary process where forms that look like a crab have appeared at least five times within crustaceans. But in popular culture, safe to say, the word has ...

From boiling alive to freezing and live dismemberment, outdated methods of killing crabs and lobsters are being rejected by major supermarkets such as Marks & Spencer, Waitrose, and Sainsbury’s. But ...

Rare evidence about cyclidan crustaceans has been uncovered in the USA, revealing more about how they behaved.