VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.— The Center for Biological Diversity and 22 partner organizations petitioned NOAA Fisheries today to list the American horseshoe crab as an endangered species under the Endangered ...

There are a lot of questions as to how blood harvesting affects the American horseshoe crab population, but some researchers are dedicated to the cause of protecting such a significant resource.

She told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that "no-one really knows the impact the withdrawal of blood has on the life of that crab" when they're put back alive. American horseshoe crabs are now ...

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 ...

American horseshoe crabs are listed as vulnerable on the ... where they double their weight by feeding on nutrient-rich horseshoe crab eggs. The continued use of crabs to produce a test for which ...

"Horseshoe crab eggs are incredibly nutrient dense, sustaining the federally threatened red knot on their long migratory journey," said American Bird Conservancy Vice President Steve Holmer.

Australian researchers found that peptides isolated from the Brazilian tarantula and Japanese horseshoe crab can “kill metastatic melanoma cells” Cara Lynn Shultz is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE.

A free workshop will be held at the UF/IFAS Extension Office on January 23 to practice skills for Florida Horseshoe Crab ...

Horseshoe crab blood contains a special amebocyte that is separated and then used in FDA testing. There's a lot of questions as to how blood harvesting affects the American horseshoe crab ...