Hermit crabs are small crabs that carry shells on their backs, both for a home and for safety. But with shells being harder to find year after year, hermit crabs have had to spend more time in shells ...

If you just made yourself a pile of steamed crabs for dinner, don't toss those shells in the trash just yet -- you can still get some use out of them even if you can't eat them. That's because crab ...

Soft-shell crab season has arrived. Every spring, mature crabs shed their old shells and start growing bigger ones. That natural process temporarily transforms them from hard-shell crustaceans that ...

There are hermits living in the St. Johns River. But before you become alarmed that we have a problem with some folks living in seclusion along the river, I am referring to hermit crabs. Some of you ...

Biodegradable plastics hold potential for reducing marine plastic pollution, but degrade too quickly, limiting their practical use. Researchers from Gunma University now show that crab shell ...

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 ...

They typically start to appear in restaurants in the springtime — fried on sandwiches, pressed into tacos, rolled tight into sushi. Many chefs are eager to get them in stock to be proudly rattled off ...