A team of researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) and the University of the Ryukyus has recently identified and described a bizarre new genus and species of xanthid crab found on Okinawa Island, Ryukyu ...
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Jun 22, 2021
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In the Kumano Sea, off the southeast coast of Japan, an evolutionary mystery lays in wait. Researchers have collected samples from the muddy sea floor, including hermit crabs, mollusks and discarded shells. Here, in and on ...
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Jun 7, 2021
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When it comes to recreational crabbing—one of the most iconic pastimes along Maryland's shores—the current estimate of 8% of "total male commercial harvest" runs just a little too low. Biologists, with local community ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 18, 2021
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Some invasive species targeted for total eradication bounce back with a vengeance, especially in aquatic systems, finds a study led by the University of California, Davis.
Plants & Animals
Mar 15, 2021
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Crabs are living the meme life on social media lately. The memes joke that everything will eventually look like a crab. But it's actually based in some truth.
Plants & Animals
Mar 11, 2021
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Speciation is important because it increases biodiversity. A thesis from the University of Gothenburg examines the speciation process in multiple marine species where different populations of the same species might evolve ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 18, 2021
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A unique heart shape, with wisps of gas filaments showing an intricate honeycomb-like arrangement, has been discovered at the center of the iconic supernova remnant, the Crab Nebula. Astronomers have mapped the void in unprecedented ...
Astronomy
Feb 10, 2021
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An unprecedented marine heat wave that led to a massive harmful algal bloom and a lengthy closure of the West Coast Dungeness crab fishery significantly altered the use of ocean resources across seven California crab-fishing ...
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Jan 5, 2021
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Heather Bracken-Grissom is having a crabalicious holiday season.
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Dec 22, 2020
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Coral reefs are facing a steep decline today for many reasons, including climate change, overfishing, pollution, disease, and more. What's taking their place is lots and lots of seaweed. But researchers reporting in the journal ...
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Dec 10, 2020
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