Freshwater aeglid crabs, belonging to the single genus Aegla, represent a unique and diverse group endemic to southern South America. These crabs inhabit a variety of freshwater systems—from streams ...

Invasive species harm ecosystems and can negatively impact the economy in local communities when things get thrown off balance. Italy's Adriatic coast has seen this firsthand with the blue crab. The ...

Horseshoe crabs have lived on earth for nearly half a billion years. The Center for Biological Diversity says their populations have plummeted. The Center for Biological Diversity has sued the ...

A potentially invasive crab species has landed in coastal South Carolina, from Hilton Head, though the Charleston area and up to Myrtle Beach. State regulators are asking the public to report ...

Off the coast Okinawa Island in southwestern Japan, researchers equipped with scuba gear and suction pumps set out to investigate the muddy bottom of Kin Bay. Just over 30 feet down, they came upon a ...

Horseshoe crabs have been around for 400 million years, but without protection, they could vanish from SC coast, environmental groups say ...

An invasive crab species has been spotted again in Oregon, a discovery that wildlife officials called "concerning," especially because the crab turned up this time in a different part of the state.

New research shows South Carolina horseshoe crabs are laying eggs in the salt marsh and those eggs are developing.