Synthetic Crab Blood Is Good for the Birds

How the decision to stop harvesting horseshoe crab blood could help a whole ecosystem.

May 24, 2018 | 700 words, about 3 minutes

New Jersey’s Migrating Shorebirds Shun Sunken Shellfish Supports

Oyster racks in the water appear to keep birds away from their feeding grounds.

May 7, 2018 | 700 words, about 3 minutes

Budding Barnacle Bonanza

In the search for new seafood, researchers are working to bring the gooseneck barnacle to the United States.

Apr 16, 2018 | 450 words, about 2 minutes

Māori Mussel Memory

A shellfish restoration project in New Zealand weaves together traditional Māori knowledge and marine ecology to foster mussel growth.

Apr 5, 2018 | 850 words, about 4 minutes

A Scheme to End the World’s Worst Acid Trip

This geoengineering idea is potentially risky and largely untested, but it does work—theoretically.

Mar 28, 2018 | 850 words, about 4 minutes

Conducting Science at the Speed of Law

Six years after the oyster industry in Apalachicola Bay, Florida, collapsed, scientists still don’t agree on what happened.

Feb 5, 2018 | 1,400 words, about 7 minutes

The Confusing Social Lives of Fiddler Crabs

Climate change is causing some awkwardness in fiddler crab relationships.

Jan 26, 2018 | 800 words, about 4 minutes

Climate Change Is Good for These Crabs’ Genitals

We always knew there would be winners and losers.

Jan 18, 2018 | 600 words, about 3 minutes