Which hermit crab food is best? Hermit crabs are not generally picky eaters, but they need a healthy diet to keep them going ...

Laetitia Plaisance searches for crustaceans in a piece of dead coral. Photo courtesy of Laetitia Plaisance Despite having offices just across the National Mall from each other, it was in the tiny town ...

Many ancient crustaceans went extinct following a massive collapse of reefs across the planet, and new University of Florida research suggests modern species living in rapidly declining reef habitats ...

Some big plant-eating dinosaurs roaming present-day Utah some 75 million years ago were slurping up crustaceans on the side, a behavior that may have been tied to reproductive activities, says a new ...

Senckenberg scientists from Frankfurt and Müncheberg, together with a US-American colleague, have modeled the future distribution patterns of marine crustaceans for the years 2050 and 2100. In their ...

This video explores how crustaceans embody minimax strategies through evolutionary adaptations that maximize survival while minimizing risk. Scientists explain how behaviors such as shell ...

Crustaceans, insects and mushrooms are rich sources of the dietary fiber chitin, which activates the immune system and benefits metabolism, according to a new study in mice. Who can forget the stomach ...

In search of answers on how underwater plants are pollinated, scientists have recently discovered the bees of the sea. For centuries, scientists believed that pollination of seagrasses like dioecious ...

Fledgling crustaceans have eyes like the sea, a peculiarity that could help them hide from predators. Young shrimp, crab or lobster larvae already rock nearly translucent bodies to stay out of view.