Supporters of the legislation argue it would protect a declining horseshoe crab population, while opponents warn it will harm the commercial fishing industry. By Jon Hurdle Conservationists are ...

Congress just gave the FDA a meaningful directive that would help replace the use of horseshoe crab blood in pharmaceutical testing, strengthening the medical supply chain and patient safety, while ...

The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Council (ASMFC) has voted to continue a ban on female horseshoe crab bait harvesting in the Delaware Bay for two years. Horseshoe crabs are both harvested for bait ...

In a rare display of animal interaction, one horseshoe crab appears to come to the rescue of another stuck upside-down on the shore. This incredible moment captures not only the resilience of ancient ...

An enzyme in the blue blood has been key to testing vaccines since the 1980s, raising concerns for the crabs’ population. But regulatory approval and new data are signaling the tide may be turning ...

In this episode of Tiny Show and Tell Us, a listener writes in to tell us about being born 3 months premature likely due to their mom having HELLP syndrome, a variant of preeclampsia, and taking part ...

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On Oct 7, representatives from 15 environmentalist groups gathered in Northport Harbor to rally for the Horseshoe Crab Protection Act (S.4289/A.4997), which would ban the harvesting of horseshoe crabs ...

I grew up on the east coast with frequent trips to Cape Cod where horseshoe crabs were common on the shore. They are one of the strangest critters ever; they are ancient animals who have been on earth ...

As the federal government was set to freeze the SNAP food assistance program relied on by 42 million Americans as of Nov. 1, local governments here began taking emergency actions this week to shore up ...

Predating the dinosaurs and surviving more than 450 million years, the Atlantic horseshoe crab is now facing steep population decline in Long Island Sound — largely due to human activity. New research ...

FILE: Rebha Raviraj, a project manager from the Maritime Aquarium in Norwalk, Connecticut said the Horseshoe crab, a 400 million year old species, is facing a variety of threats including ...