The survivors are returned to the water, but no one really knows how well or if they recover. In 2016, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature bumped the American horseshoe crab up ...

When water temperatures rise to 60 degrees and level off after the last cold snaps of winter, the coastline welcomes ...

What is an Atlantic horseshoe crab? Atlantic horseshoe crabs may appear alien, but their history as earthlings is pretty impressive. They’ve been around for 450 million years, predating the ...

Environmentalists warn of the threat to endangered horseshoe crabs in Balasore due to destructive fishing practices and lack ...

A lawsuit filed earlier this year against pharmaceutical giant Charles River Laboratories alleges that the company is contributing to a significant decline in horseshoe crabs (listed as “vulnerable” ...

Horseshoe crabs are marine arthropods which are important ... claims that the creature can be found in the water 30 to 40 meters deep. It is common and is shaped like our horseshoe.

and any water used in their manufacturing process—is tested to ensure that it isn’t contaminated with endotoxins. Since the 1970s, the standard method to check for the presence of endotoxins has been ...

The Center for Biological Diversity today sued the Maryland Department of Natural Resources under the state’s Public Information Act for failing to release information detailing exactly how thousands ...