Paleontologists have discovered a new species, albeit a very old new species. The fossilized creature, which they are calling ...

S omething ancient still walks the world’s shorelines—creatures with armored shells and spiky tails that seem plucked from the pages of a prehistoric epic. Horseshoe crabs, with their alien ...

Horseshoe crabs are commonly referred to as 'living fossils.' They have existed for more than 200 million years, even ...

like blue crabs, in that they don’t have a uniformly hard exoskeleton and can’t grow their own shells. Instead, hermit crabs have a hard exoskeleton on the front part of their bodies but a ...

A newly-discovered species of ancient creature is pushing that practice ... It’s being called a crab, but the researchers who discovered it are quick to point out how dramatically different ...

Brush crabs with Old Bay butter and season with salt and pepper. Place crabs on grill, shell-side down. Cover grill and cook, 2-3 minutes (depending on size of crabs). Baste crabs with Old Bay ...

When oyster shells are harvested, it interrupts this natural cycle by removing shells from the system. By recycling and replanting the shells, oysters can use them to build new reefs where baby ...