On occasions I am asked to identify my favorite animal. This question usually comes up when I am talking to a group of elementary students and they get into what I term the superlative questions: What ...

Pelagic red crabs have landed in California, and they're enjoying our El Niño-fied waters. A stunning underwater video shared by Channel Islands National Park on Facebook shows the tiny lobster-like ...

Scientists have discovered a new species of crab that swam the sea 95 million years ago. The small, pocket-size crab, named Callichimaera perplexa, was very different from its modern-day cousins. This ...

After seeing the beautiful king crab legs at my seafood market, I decided to make a dish featuring my favorite crab combination-crab meat with artichokes. This is a great dish for a special Sunday ...

Pelagic red crabs are crawling all over the ocean floor near the Channel Islands in Southern California while enjoying El Nino-heated water.A stunning underwater video shared by Channel Islands ...

It's easy to find Maryland crabs on land: An image of a blue crab graces one of the state's license plates, and Pinch, a fuzzy blue creature in a baseball jersey, prances around as the Southern ...

Scientists have discovered a new species of crab that swam the sea 95 million years ago. The small, pocket-size crab, named Callichimaera perplexa, was very different from its modern-day cousins. This ...

It is a game of search and dredge. The trawler Phyllis Ann’s first tow of the day, made at the foot of the Statue of Liberty, returned just a half-bushel of blue crabs and a mess of unsalable spider ...