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June 22, 2021 — Researchers have recently identified and described a new genus and species of xanthid crab found in Okinawa Island, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Named Mabui calculus, it is the first among the 7,800 ...
Aug. 16, 2022 — Researchers observe blue crabs ambushing fiddler crabs from shallow, water-filled pits, like crocodiles ambushing wildebeests in ...
Dec. 10, 2020 — Coral reefs are facing a steep decline today for many reasons, including climate change, overfishing, pollution, disease, and more. What's taking their place is lots and lots of seaweed. But ...
Jan. 19, 2022 — The English Channel prevents many rockpool species 'making the jump' from Europe to the UK, new research ...
Jan. 12, 2022 — Researchers describe the unusually large optical features of Callichimaera perplexa, a 95-million-year-old crab fossil discovered in Colombia. The findings suggest Callichimaera perplexa was a highly ...
Oct. 20, 2021 — Researchers describe the first crab from the Cretaceous dinosaur era preserved in amber. The study used micro CT to examine and describe Cretapsara athanata, the oldest modern-looking crab ...
May 18, 2022 — Scallops are drawn to illuminated fishing pots like moths to a flame. The study examined the effect of LED lights on crab and lobster pots used by fishing boats off the coast of Cornwall, UK, and the ...
Aug. 9, 2021 — Coastal marshes are vulnerable to erosion caused by rising seas, pounding waves, and tidal flows. In California's Elkhorn Slough, these vulnerabilities are made worse by superabundant crabs ...
Feb. 16, 2022 — As the green crab invasion in Washington state worsens, a new analysis method could help contain future invasions and prevent new outbreaks using water testing and genetic ...
Oct. 4, 2021 — Scientists have sequenced the genome of the blue crab. The best way to understand an organism is to understand its genetic makeup, also known as its genome. Once the code is understood, it reveals ...
