Our one-way abusive relationship with horseshoe crabs will change if Gov. Kathy Hochul signs into law a bill the State ...

The horseshoe crab has been on Earth for 350 million years. An ancient and complex anatomy hides within its domed shell. From its 10 eyes to its tube-like heart, the horseshoe crab's unique ...

No, it's not science fiction, just plain old science. We're talking about the horseshoe crab. For decades we've needed them, and their blood, to help us discover human medicines. They're being ...

Over the decades, Gauvry has found a way to include local communities in protecting horseshoe crabs by setting up “backyard ...

Horseshoe crabs on Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge will remain under federal control for now. News came after a South ...

But the commission still upheld an intrinsically flawed computer model that increases horseshoe crab harvests and allows female horseshoe crab harvests in future years. “I applaud the commission for ...

Since the 1960s when the bright-blue blood of horseshoe crabs was first discovered as a way to detect bacteria in vaccines ...

It’s early on a hot August morning at the Naples Zoo, yet 60 volunteers packed into a classroom are excited to be learning how to convince a horseshoe crab to submit to a brief but proper ...

Cernak discusses the use of an alternative reagent called ‘recombinant factor C’ (rFC). This is a pharmacopeia approved ...

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 ...

Horseshoe crab blood is a vital resource to the medical field. It's unique in more ways than one: the blue color and its ability to identify bacterial contamination in small quantities.

Glenn Gauvry started ERDG, which advocates for and educates about horseshoe crab populations, in 1995. A major initiative he has advocated for is the group’s Just flip ‘em Program, which ...