Several locals have reported "unusual amounts of dead horseshoe crabs" washing up on Massachusetts beaches in recent days. However, officials say the spectacle is no cause for concern, as they're just ...

This guest essay reflects the views of Carl Safina, endowed professor for nature and humanity at Stony Brook University. Plenty of people have never seen a horseshoe crab. Of those who have, plenty ...

In response to worried reports about “dead horseshoe crabs washing up” on some Massachusetts beaches, the state’s division of Marine Fisheries is assuring people that all is well. “It’s OK, the ...

Horseshoe crabs initially molt an average of three or four times a year and crabs that are five to seven years old appear to molt each year. Males are sexually mature at their sixteenth molt, which is ...

The Great Plains Zoo & Aquarium has welcomed the rare hatching of more than 1,000 horseshoe crabs at the Butterfly House & Aquarium, according to a Tuesday morning press release. This phenomenon is ...

The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Council (ASMFC) has voted to continue a ban on female horseshoe crab bait harvesting in ...