How does a crustacean become a crab?
Crabs are living the meme life on social media lately. The memes joke that everything will eventually look like a crab. But it's actually based in some truth......»»
NASA’s IXPE mission gets an X-ray view of the famous Crab Nebula
A NASA X-ray instrument has provided a new view of one of astronomy's most beautiful objects, the Crab Nebula......»»
Scientists discover hidden crab diversity among coral reefs
The Indo-West Pacific is the largest, most biodiverse marine ecosystem on Earth, and many of the species it supports have comparably wide ranges. Writing in The Origin of Species, Charles Darwin noted that "… many fish range from the Pacific into t.....»»
Philippine fishermen struggle as oil spill keeps them ashore
A crab covered in oil creeps across the sand as Philippine fishermen wearing white protective suits, rubber gloves, and respirator masks scrape toxic sludge from the rocks along the shore......»»
Researchers develop a shrimp authenticity test
Diners with discerning tastes may be keen to order an entrée featuring shrimp harvested from the waters of the Atlantic. Or perhaps they prefer a Pacific crustacean......»»
Aggressive shrimp and surprising predators make life tough for spanner crabs
For years, fishers have suspected sharks of stealing their spanner crab catch. Now a University of the Sunshine Coast study has cleared sharks and instead uncovered three unexpected culprits taking a bite out of Australia's commercial crab industry......»»
Watch Hyundai’s Ioniq 5 EV perform a crab walk
Hyundai is making exciting progress with its e-Corner technology that lets a driver crab walk out of a tight spot, among other maneuvers......»»
Climate change is coming for the Jersey Shore, retiring coastal expert warns
On a dock overlooking a coil of Nacote Creek in Atlantic County, New Jersey, earlier this month, Stewart Farrell, director of Stockton University's Coastal Research Center, gave an impromptu master class on barrier islands, ancient geology, crab trap.....»»
Call for "urgent investigations" following crab and lobster deaths along England"s coast
A Parliamentary committee which heard evidence from a Newcastle University academic about mass deaths of crustaceans off the North East coast says further urgent investigations should be carried out......»»
How do fishes scratch their itches? It turns out sharks are involved
Imagine you're a big yellowfin tuna, miles from shore out in the blue, swimming around carefree, until you start to feel a little itch near your eye. Maybe it's just a scratch that's healing, or maybe it's a tiny crustacean nibbling into your skin......»»
Warming waters "key culprit" in Alaska crab mass die-off
Climate change is a prime suspect in a mass die-off of Alaska's snow crabs, experts say, after the state took the unprecedented step of canceling their harvest this season to save the species......»»
Pyridine implicated in mass crustacean mortalities
Newcastle University research has identified the chemical responsible for the crab and lobster mass mortalities on the Northeast and North Yorkshire coasts......»»
See How a Parasite Travels from Tiny Crustacean to Fish to Bird
A tiny bug manipulates the behavior of its hosts to ensure its unlikely life cycle.....»»
$30,000 Chevy Equinox EV is about affordability and utility
The Chevrolet Equinox EV can't crab walk like the GMC Hummer EV, haul big loads like the Chevy Silverado EV or offer Cadillac Lyriq luxury. But it will play an outsized role in GM's quest to be the top-selling electric vehicle maker in the.....»»
Splatoon 3 review: Nintendo’s well of squid ink has run dry
Nintendo's "coolest" series has run out of fresh ideas, both online and off. Enlarge / Familiar Splatoon faces show up to usher players through a confusing, unsatisfying campaign. (credit: Nintendo) In the crustacean-filled u.....»»
MIT scientists have developed a new kind of camera—from a crab
Crabs see as well underwater as over it. This new camera does, too. For decades, traditional cameras worked very much like the human eye: the cornea served as the lens cover, the iris and pupil became the aperture, and the lens became, well, the came.....»»
Changes in oceanographic fronts affect the gene flow among marine crab populations
In the Mediterranean and the Atlantic, the intensity and location of the oceanographic fronts that limit the gene connectivity among populations of marine crabs vary over time. These dynamic changes, described in an article published in the journal S.....»»
Study reveals the first deep-sea crustacean genome
The deep-sea environment is characterized by darkness, low temperature, high hydrostatic pressure and lack of food. Despite the hostile environment, a growing number of deep-dwelling animals have been identified in this ecosystem, including worms, mo.....»»
Tiny Robotic Crab Is Smallest-Ever Remote-Controlled Walking Robot
Northwestern University engineers have developed the smallest-ever remote-controlled walking robot -- and it comes in the form of a tiny, adorable peekytoe crab. From the report: Just a half-millimeter wide, the tiny crabs can bend, twist, crawl, wal.....»»
Survey: Chesapeake"s crab population at lowest since 1990
The number of blue crabs in the Chesapeake Bay is estimated to be at the lowest level observed since an annual survey tracking the population began in 1990, officials announced Thursday......»»
Immunomodulatory effects of parasitic dinoflagellate Hematodinium on crustacean hemocytes
The parasitic dinoflagellate Hematodinium spp. is an endoparasitic dinoflagellatet. It could infect more than 40 species of marine crustaceans, leading to Hematodinium epizootics......»»