An invasive species had taken over ecosystems across the West Coast and was threatening to dominate another one in Monterey County, California, when ecologist Rikke Jeppesen began her research two ...
The many colors of nature and wildlife collide as birds and crabs scurry for food and the sun sets over the ocean and sand at ...
Captain Dan Veerhusen and Jan, his wife, run the Taurus, one of the few remaining boats that still fish herring in the Bering ...
Sea otters. Once nearly wiped out by the fur ... Today, about 100 otters call Elkorn Slough home, devouring tens of thousands of green crabs each year, doing for free what humans couldn't ...
In the neighboring Tomales Bay, the European green crab alone has caused a clam harvesting decline of up to 40%. On the East ...
In 2021, researchers reported a shocking disappearance in the Bering Sea. Not of people, but of Alaskan snow crabs. And it's taken scientists years to understand how tens of billions of ...
is notable for its wing-like pectoral fins and its ability to 'walk' on the sea floor using crab-like legs. These legs also help in foraging, allowing the fish to taste the sand for prey like ...
Male crabs of a species named after actor David Hasselhoff grow bigger claws than females so they can fight each other for a mate, according to a new study. Scientists from the universities of ...