The annual migration of Christmas Island's red crabs—where millions of creatures cover its beaches as they make their way ...

A new study has investigated one aspect of how the future environmental conditions created by the changing global climate might affect earliest development within Christmas Island's red crab ...

of Christmas Island’s land area as well as an important adjacent marine area. The park provides habitat for endangered, vulnerable, threatened and migratory species. Its endemic species include ...

On Christmas Island, each year around 120 million red crabs migrate en masse from the jungle to the ocean to breed and spawn. It is a spectacular event that is unparalleled on Earth and is often ...

Snow crabs and king crabs, though similar in appearance, differ significantly in size, habitat, leg structure, and reproductive characteristics. King crabs, found primarily in shallow coastal ...

This isn’t just any island—it’s a paradise ruled by enormous crabs! We traveled deep into the wild to uncover the secrets of these massive creatures. DOGE looks at making cuts at the ...

Cuttlefish use visual tricks to avoid being eaten. New research shows how they deploy similar camouflage to bamboozle their prey. By Richard Kemeny In May 2023, Matteo Santon was filming ...

Crab behavior suggestive of wound-tending may improve coral tolerance to heat waves. For certain vulnerable corals, help is in the claws of a crab. Reporting in Proceedings Biological Sciences ...

People on social media couldn’t get enough of Omahan Laura Porter and her crab, Howie, shown here with matching hats. “I think people just love the way I love her,” she said. But now those 2 ...

The song, "The Twelve Days of Christmas" is an English Christmas carol. From 1558 until 1829, Roman Catholics in England were not permitted to practice their faith openly.

The Northern sea robin, found along the western Atlantic, is notable for its wing-like pectoral fins and its ability to 'walk' on the sea floor using crab-like legs. These legs also help in ...