The Bay State beach dwellers helped Tufts researchers solve a decades-old mystery. The post Mass. hermit crabs have trained ...

Across animals — including humans — body mass isn’t determined solely by how much food is consumed,” a lead researcher said.

Two animal mysteries associated with coastlines intrigue me. Who ate the first raw oyster? Who picked up the first horseshoe ...

Horseshoe crabs along New Jersey’s Delaware Bay are showing signs of recovery after 15 years of sharp decline. But conservationists warn that the fragile rebound underscores the need to maintain ...

The stench of hundreds of rotting horseshoe crabs could keep returning to an Ocean City neighborhood year after year — and state health officials said possibly again later this summer — leaving ...

Long Island Sound is home to a living fossil: the horseshoe crab. They have been around for nearly half a billion years, but today this hardy and helmeted species faces new challenges.

Now, scientists have discovered that the California two-spot octopus (Octopus bimaculoides) can also learn to use mirrors, researchers report June 3 in Current Biology. When brainstorming octopus ...

New Jersey’s 2026 blue crab season is underway, and crabs are biting thanks to the recent heat wave. Waters have warmed to 55 degrees in most locations, the optimal temperature for blue crabs. It’s ...

What began as an ambitious fisheries experiment decades ago transformed into one of Europe's most remarkable marine invasions ...

On an average summer weekday, a few hundred thousand people come to Ocean City for the beaches, the Boardwalk and a break from everyday life. On Thursday, near 94th Street, the scene looked more like ...