PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Environmental experts are concerned after an invasive species was spotted in Oregon for a second time this year. The Chinese mitten crab is a non-native species that lives in ...

Green crabs make a versatile and flavorful soup base. Periwinkles, a European delicacy with a mild shellfish flavor, are abundant along the shore. Knotweed is a scourge to native vegetation, but its ...

When a nondescript, brownish crab was hand-caught in the Willamette River in November 2025, it raised the alarm at the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW). Although this crab might not ...

"Meet the Mitten Crab, an invasive species native to East Asia that has found its way into New York waters," New York's Department of Environmental Conservation said Becca Longmire is a digital news ...

Researchers compare the shield shapes of crabs and find unexpected differentiation. LMU researchers compare the shield shapes of crabs and find unexpected differentiation. Biodiversity is often ...

LA PUSH, Wash. — A small but harmful invasive species was discovered on Washington's North Central Coast for the first time. European green crabs were found in waters near the port of La Push. Crews ...

The bairdi crab and king crab are two distinct crab varieties. Bairdi is a snow crab variety known as a queen crab. Opilio and bairdi crabs reign supreme as the most widely distributed commercial ...

Hermit crabs are small crabs that carry shells on their backs, both for a home and for safety. But with shells being harder to find year after year, hermit crabs have had to spend more time in shells ...

Deep in the rain‑drenched forests of southern India, scientists climbed into old tree holes expecting to find tiny freshwater ...

In the waters of the Gulf of Cádiz in Spain, a small crab crawls through the sand. Armando Suárez Cueto via Unsplash Below the ocean surface off the coast of Spain, the sand on the seafloor plumes as ...