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Mesoparapylocheles michaeljacksoni: Fossil hermit crab named after Michael Jackson

(PhysOrg.com) -- A Kent State University researcher was part of an international team of paleontologists that recently made a significant discovery in northern Spain. The group discovered a new family, genus ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Jan 19, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Social networking helps hermit crabs find homes (w/ Video)

Everyone wants to live in the nicest possible house, ideally with regular upgrades. A recent study by biologists at Tufts University's School of Arts and Sciences and the New England Aquarium reveals that hermit crabs may ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Apr 26, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists confirm crab's memory of pain

New research published by a Queen’s University Belfast academic has shown that crabs not only suffer pain but that they retain a memory of it.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Mar 27, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 2

Tool use in an invertebrate: The coconut-carrying octopus

Scientists once thought of tool use as a defining feature of humans. That's until examples of tool use came in from other primates, along with birds and an array of other mammals. Now, a report in the December 14th issue ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Dec 14, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0