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......»»
Experiments simulate possible impact of climate change on crabs
Albeit very small, with a carapace width of only 3 cm, the Atlantic mangrove fiddler crab Leptuca thayeri can be a great help to scientists seeking to understand more about the effects of global climate change. In a study published in the journal Est.....»»
Study: Warm water "blob" put whales on collision course with crab-fishing lines
If you lived on the West Coast anytime in the past several years, you may remember news of "the Blob"—not a horror movie monster but a mass of warm water that resulted from a marine heat wave in 2014 and 2015. A new publication led by a San Francis.....»»
Fossil of ancient squid eating a crustacean while being eaten by an ancient shark
A team of researchers has discovered a fossil they are describing as a leftover fall event in which one creature was in the process of eating another creature that was not consumed. In their paper published in the Swiss Journal of Palaeontology, the.....»»
Mantis shrimp larvae punch just like mom and dad
Adult mantis shrimp pack an explosive punch that can split water, but no crustacean emerges fully formed. Minute larvae can undergo six or seven transformations before emerging as fully developed adults and limbs and maneuvers develop over time. So,.....»»
Giant radio pulses from pulsars are hundreds of times more energetic than previously believed
A global science collaboration using data from NASA's Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER) telescope on the International Space Station has discovered X-ray surges accompanying radio bursts from the pulsar in the Crab Nebula. The findin.....»»
This 830-horsepower, crab-walking SUV will be the second Hummer EV
More agile than the Hummer EV truck but with a slightly smaller battery pack. The reborn GMC Hummer EV truck is getting a sibling—this one is an SUV. [credit:.....»»
Recreational blue crab harvest in Maryland higher than current estimates
When it comes to recreational crabbing—one of the most iconic pastimes along Maryland's shores—the current estimate of 8% of "total male commercial harvest" runs just a little too low. Biologists, with local community support, found stronger evid.....»»
MIT’s HERMIT Crab Robots Can Do Anything You Shell Them To
Inspired by the shell-swapping hermit crab, MIT’s HERMITS use interchangeable mechanical shells to do all sorts of creative things Robots are well known to be specialists, doing best when they’re designed for one very specific task without.....»»
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......»»
How does it feel to be a bee? The quest to understand animal sentience
What is it like to be a bee? Or a spider? Does a crab feel pleasure or pain? Behavioural and welfare science have moved on considerably in the past 20 years, but there is still a huge amount we don't know about how animals actually feel—or, indeed,.....»»
How to rebrand a fish so that it sounds tastier
British fishermen have decided to rename two of their biggest exports as they turn to local markets to overcome some Brexit-related difficulties with shipping products abroad. What used to be known as the megrim sole and spider crab will now be Corni.....»»
Managing crab and lobster catches could offer long-term benefits
The UK's commercial fishing industry is currently experiencing a number of serious challenges......»»
Spectacular "honeycomb heart" revealed in iconic stellar explosion
A unique heart shape, with wisps of gas filaments showing an intricate honeycomb-like arrangement, has been discovered at the center of the iconic supernova remnant, the Crab Nebula. Astronomers have mapped the void in unprecedented detail, creating.....»»
Use of ocean resources changed as Dungeness crab fishing industry adapted to climate shock event
An unprecedented marine heat wave that led to a massive harmful algal bloom and a lengthy closure of the West Coast Dungeness crab fishery significantly altered the use of ocean resources across seven California crab-fishing communities......»»
Using water fleas, researchers investigate adaptive evolution
Researchers from The University of Texas at Arlington resurrected the preserved eggs of a shrimp-like crustacean to examine long-standing questions about adaptive evolution, reporting the results in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of.....»»