If you have ever looked closely into a rockpool along the U.K. coastline, you may have been lucky enough to find a tiny ...

Microscopic claw hairs help hermit crabs sense threats and make quick decisions, revealing a link between anatomy and ...

Researchers from the University of Plymouth explored how differences in the sensory abilities of hermit crabs influenced how long it took them to recover after being startled. In one ...

My research is often inspired by my observations of hermit crabs in the lab and out in their natural habitat, and focuses on the role of information and sensation in crustacean behaviour and ...

Leo Carrillo isn’t just another pretty viewpoint in California’s impressive collection of state parks. It’s the kind of place ...

Leo Carrillo State Park in Malibu is that escape hatch from urban madness. California has this uncanny knack for hiding paradise in plain sight, and this coastal wonderland sits just up PCH from Los ...

A hermit crab claw, as seen under a scanning electron microscope. CREDIT: Plymouth Electron Microscopy Centre (PEMC).

On a cloudy Friday morning, a group of volunteers huddled on the shore of the Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve ...

Docked on a liveaboard about 60 miles south of Jucaro, Cuba, one diver ditches 5G for a distraction-free week among the ...