Dating back to the Cretaceous period, this perfectly-preserved crustacean might be among the earliest examples of a crab occupying a freshwater habitat. Researchers named the newfound species ...

These giant freshwater crabs might just be your new Roman Empire. Archaeologists studying Trajan's Forum, a historical Roman ...

The video above, filmed at the MalaMala Private Game Reserve in South Africa, shows how a tiny freshwater crab managed to survive a lion encounter In the video, filmed by park rangers, the four ...

Until now. Now researchers have traced the freshwater crabs back to their wild source in Southeast Asia—and report that the two most sought-after species are new to science. "These crabs are ...

The researchers collected several specimens and, upon taking a closer look, discovered a new species of freshwater crab: Aradhya placida or Peaceful crab, the study said. Peaceful crabs are small ...

On one trip, about 55 miles south of the capital city, Chang stopped at the freshwater streams atop Mount Manabu. Looking through the “pristine” rocky streams, he saw the brown legs of a crab ...

SINGAPORE: An endangered freshwater crab found only in Singapore is bearing the fruits of conservation - literally. The Singapore freshwater crab (Johora singaporensis) was first bred by ...

They took a closer look at the animals and eventually realized they’d discovered a new species: Sudanonautes nkam, or the Nkam freshwater crab. Nkam freshwater crabs are considered “medium ...

New research reveals that damage to these environments is pushing freshwater animals to the edge of extinction, with 24% of species in danger of being wiped out. Thousands of fish, crab and ...