Blue crabs in the Chesapeake Bay have dropped to a “distressing low” number, experts say, marking several years of repeated declines and raising concern about their long-term health. The estimated ...

Winter has officially arrived in the Northern Hemisphere. With today’s winter solstice, the days will start to get a little bit longer, but the cold will stick around. We humans typically handle the ...

NORFOLK, Va. — Environmental advocates are raising concerns over the continued decline of the Chesapeake Bay’s blue crab population, just as this year’s regulations on harvesting the species have been ...

Blue crab populations in the Chesapeake Bay have taken a sizable hit in 2025, marking a need for more cautious harvest regulations, some environmentalists say. Each winter, the Maryland Department of ...

Where have all the Chesapeake Bay blue crabs gone? That’s what researchers are asking in the region — and so too may be diners. With crab season underway, an annual survey of Bay crabs shows the crab ...

Once there was a superabundance of horseshoe crabs; armadas of females blanketed the beaches of the Delaware Bayshore. Through the 1990s, New Jersey’s horseshoe crab breeding and coinciding red knot ...

This article was originally featured on Hakai Magazine, an online publication about science and society in coastal ecosystems. Read more stories like this at hakaimagazine.com. The constant thrum of ...

It was a crab-ulous find. Cavers encountered a massive blue crab in a cavern in India, marking the first time the at-risk species had been spotted in the region in 150 years, per a watershed study ...

In New Jersey, it’s illegal to keep female blue crabs that have visible egg sacs attached. All female crabs with eggs or spawn attached must be released, according to the New Jersey Department of ...

It's time now for our science news roundup from Short Wave, NPR's science podcast. I'm joined by two people from the show, Rachel Carlson and Emily Kwong. Hey to both of you. EMILY KWONG, BYLINE: Hi.