Billions of snow crabs have disappeared from the ocean around Alaska in recent years, and scientists now say they know why: Warmer ocean temperatures likely caused them to starve to death. The finding ...

For the countless horseshoe crabs that trek up Ocean City's 94th Street canal, a successful spawning period could be the difference between sustaining or losing the species entirely. Research that ...

Tens of millions of red crabs are crawling their way to the ocean as part of their annual migration on Christmas Island. On the island is a much smaller human population that uses leaf blowers and ...

MARYLAND - The annual spawning migration of horseshoe crabs is underway on Delmarva, with the ancient animals returning in droves to the beaches to lay their eggs in the sand. According to Maryland’s ...

OCEAN CITY, Md. -- The number of horseshoe crabs dying in a canal on 94th street in the past three years has been alarming. However, the reason for this is still unknown and it's why researchers are ...

The Pacific Ocean is now so acidic that it’s dissolving the shells of crabs, according to a new study published in the journal Science of the Total Environment. The study, funded by the National ...

David Johnson had been working in the salt marshes of Plum Island, just south of New Hampshire’s border, for about a decade when he spotted an unusual small crustacean descend quickly into a burrow in ...

Wildlife officials are sounding the alarm after an invasive and potentially damaging crab species was found in the U.S. for ...

Linnea Hoover of WMAR 2 News takes us on an intriguing journey to the Ocean City shoreline, where volunteers are engaged in a vital conservation effort to save horseshoe crabs, creatures that have ...

Eating steamed crabs at the beach is a favorite pastime of many Marylanders. The spicy and salty seasoning combined with the sweet and succulent crab meat just tastes like summer – and it's a must-try ...