A current expedition searching for famed aviator Amelia Earhart's lost plane arrived Oct. 12 at a remote Pacific island where ...

At least one theory says Earhart met her demise due to the giant coconut crabs after landing on a remote island.

Under all those quills, porcupines hide surprisingly bulky bodies. On average, adults tip the scales at 12 to 35 pounds, ...

Why do crabs walk sideways? Once upon a time, crabs moved in a forward motion like lobsters, or like you and me for that ...

Scientists have long known that hermit crabs control their growth to fit in their shells. Now we know how they do it. New research suggests the answer isn’t simply that the crabs eat less. Instead, ...

From high school group projects to college orientation icebreakers to the corporate Zoom meeting room, there’s simply no way to escape the dread of the mandatory "fun fact." The moment the prompt hits ...

YORK, Maine — As a morning fog lifted over Maine's York River, Mike Masi and his two interns stood on a dock sorting through a mound of one of the region's most despised crabs and hoped to find a few ...

Weeks before Miss Crustacean Beauty Pageant and hermit crab races, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is calling on Ocean City to end its longtime summer tradition, arguing that the ...

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People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is urging Ocean City to replace its annual hermit crab races with robot crabs and other activities that do not involve live animals. In a letter sent ...