In a remarkable discovery off the western coast of the Galápagos Islands, scientists have pinpointed a previously unknown hydrothermal vent field, thanks to a trail of ghostly crabs. For over 20 years ...

Parasitic, egg-eating worms might sound like the stuff of nightmares, but they're simply a fact of life for blue crabs in the ...

Clark Pederson, deckhand aboard the F/V Northwestern, sorts crab on the vessel’s sorting table. Discovery Channel photo.

What do you see in this photo? A bumble bee. A small brown spider. White flowers. Look closely: There's a large crab spider ...

On a cloudy Friday morning, a group of volunteers huddled on the shore of the Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve ...

A new study reveals a bright spot for shellfish populations in the northeast Pacific Ocean. Combining paleontological tools ...

Pubic lice, also known as "crabs," are a kind of lice that cause infestations in the genital area. It is spread primarily through sexual contact.

Scientists build clever contraptions to study animal behavior like the hermit crab housing market.

It's a fun look back at what could've been and what the developers had in their heads when Another Crab's Treasure was in its most embryonic stage.

For years now, Maryland has been promoting restaurants that buy and sell the state’s crab meat. But the majority aren’t.

Canned crab meat has many variations, from lump to claw to special. Here’s how to use and store pasteurized crab, as well as recipe ideas for canned crab.

Invasive European green crabs are making waves in the Gulf of Maine. Here what's being done to get rid of these invasives.