Several locals have reported "unusual amounts of dead horseshoe crabs" washing up on Massachusetts beaches in recent days. However, officials say the spectacle is no cause for concern, as they're just ...

It’s well known that horseshoe crab blood can be used to test the purity of medications, that compressed clam shells can serve as effective surfacing for driveways, and that oysters may enhance the ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Dozens of horseshoe crabs washed up along the shore of New Dorp Beach recently. Every year, this phenomenon is observed on beaches across Staten Island. Bearing 10 eyes, six ...

If you are the curious type that likes to hop over tide pools and investigate puka, why not pause for a moment and take a deeper look into what you may find. There are many living animals you may not ...

While consumers of crabs know just what the core of a crustacean has to offer, scientists are increasingly looking at the animal’s exoskeleton for novel medicine and biotechnology. Much of the ...

Getting something in our eyes is irritating, both figuratively and literally. Other than flushing them with eye drops or water, there’s not much we can do without risking damage to our eyes. However, ...

It looks as if this juvenile crab got a dye job at the salon – but it’s actually an image taken under ultraviolet light. Tiny crabs at this stage of their life cycle are free-floating. As adults, they ...