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Researchers Turning Freshwater Farm Ponds into Crab Farms
Work by researchers at North Carolina State University is leading to a new kind of crab harvest - blue crabs grown and harvested from freshwater ponds, instead of from the sea.   view more (2008-10-10)

20 Thousand Leagues Under The Sea"¦ And Up Into Space
What could an astronaut learn from a crab? In the ocean, detecting depth is crucial. If an animal swims too deep it may be crushed by the immense pressure it encounters. Fortunately for the crab it is able to detect pressure using its balance system and, by exploiting the sensitivity of this system, it may be possible to compensate for the... view more... (2003-03-26)

Diffuse ways to get rid of ammonia?
Ammonia is a problem. All animal cells produce it, but how do they get rid of it? New research by Dr Dirk Weihrauch (University of Illinois at Chicago) to be presented on Wednesday 2 April (session A2.2) suggests that the crab may have evolved a rather novel solution. For us mammals, the key to getting rid of waste ammonia is to detoxify it into... view more... (2003-03-26)

Where there is muck, there are hermits
The accumulation of manmade rubbish on our beaches is proving to be a surprising benefit for one animal - the hermit crab has a new source of mobile homes.   view more (2002-12-04)

Decline of Shorebird Linked to Bait Use of Horseshoe Crabs
Declining numbers of a shorebird called the red knot have been linked to bait use of horseshoe crabs.    view more (2009-02-18)

Smithsonian identifies invasive crab species in Panama Canal expansion area
A Smithsonian scientist and colleague report that a potentially harmful, invasive crab species that has spread to several countries is now established and reproducing in Panama.   view more (2007-09-20)

Organic farming better for wildlife
A joint English Nature and RSPB scientific review comparing evidence about wildlife on organic and equivalent non-organic farms has concluded that organic farms are better for wildlife.   view more (2004-10-05)

Horseshoe crab decline threatens shorebird species
Researchers from Virginia Tech and the New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife have documented a reduction in the number of red knot birds throughout the Delaware Bay tied to a decline in horseshoe crabs.   view more (2006-02-22)

New 150 Million-Year-Old Crab Species Discovered
Researchers from Kent State University and the University of Bucharest, Romania, have discovered a new primitive crab species Cycloprosopon dobrogea in eastern Romania. Previously unexamined, these ancient crabs from the Prosopidae family existed more than 150 million years ago during the Jurassic period.   view more (2007-10-18)

UAB research could boost coastal economics with crustacean molting on demand
University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) researchers are close to unraveling intricate cellular pathways that control molting in blue crabs. The discoveries could revolutionize the soft-shell crab industry, generating new jobs and additional profits for the U.S. fishing industry along the coastal Southeast.   view more (2009-10-28)

Researchers using Arecibo Telescope discover never-before-seen pulsar blasts in Crab Nebula
Astronomers and physicists using the Cornell-managed Arecibo Telescope in Puerto Rico have discovered radio interpulses from the Crab Nebula pulsar that feature never-before-seen radio emission spectra. This leads scientists to speculate this could be the first cosmic object with a third magnetic pole.   view more (2007-01-09)

Crab claws pack strengthening bromide-rich biomaterial
Next time you have an unlucky encounter with a crab's pinchers, consider that the claw tips may be reinforced with bromine-rich biomaterial 1.5 times harder than acrylic glass and extremely fracture resistant, says a University of Oregon scientist.   view more (2009-02-26)

Foot-and-Mouth epidemic modelled in Cambridge
Britain's foot-and-mouth epidemic would have been over much sooner if the slaughter and cull policy currently in operation had been implemented from the beginning, according to researchers at the University of Cambridge. Dr Matt Keeling, Dr Bryan Grenfell and colleagues in the Department of Zoology, along with researchers in the University of... view more... (2001-10-02)

Media invitation: Wind - Power of the Future
Hot on the heels of its recent report The Cost of Generating Electricity, the Royal Academy of Engineering is co-hosting a topical lecture entitled 'Wind Energy - Powering the Future'. The lecture will take place on Monday 15 March at The Royal Society of Edinburgh. Guest speaker, Dr Ian Mays, is Managing Director of Renewable Energy Systems Ltd... view more... (2004-03-11)

Map predicting spread of avian flu
The 2003 epidemic of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in the Netherlands is the only recent epidemic of HPAI in the developed world.   view more (2007-04-19)

Lessons for the future from 'most thorough' analysis of Foot and Mouth epidemic yet
A new analysis of the spread of Britain's Foot and Mouth disease epidemic shows that extended culling programmes were essential for bringing the epidemic under control. The study by researchers from Imperial College, London, which is fast-tracked to publication in the scientific journal Nature tomorrow (4 October), also shows that the number of... view more... (2001-10-01)

The Right Food Can Improve Fertility
Roasted red peppers, mini crab cakes and Brazil nuts can all help to increase fertility. They will all feature in a special Fertility Buffet, laid on by Dr Margaret Rayman, Director of the MSc Course in Nutritional Medicine at the University of Surrey, on 3 July 2003. A good, balanced diet rich in fruit and vegetables (at least five portions a... view more... (2003-06-30)

Large avian flu outbreaks more likely to involve duck meat industry, experts find
Scientists at the University of Liverpool have found that 73% of avian flu outbreaks in the UK would not spread beyond the initial infected farm, but larger outbreaks are more likely to involve the duck meat industry.   view more (2007-10-25)

Wild Bees Make Honeybees Better Pollinators
Up to a third of our food supply depends on pollination by domesticated honeybees, but the insects are up to five times more efficient when wild bees buzz the same fields.   view more (2006-09-22)

Mussels evolve quickly to defend against invasive crabs
Scientists at the University of New Hampshire (UNH) have found that invasive crab species may precipitate evolutionary change in blue mussels in as little as 15 years.   view more (2006-08-11)
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