There are a lot of questions as to how blood harvesting affects the American horseshoe crab population, but some researchers are dedicated to the cause of protecting such a significant resource.

What is an Atlantic horseshoe crab? Atlantic horseshoe crabs may appear alien, but their history as earthlings is pretty impressive. They’ve been around for 450 million years, predating the ...

NEW YORK— Environmentalists are outraged over Gov. Kathy Hochul's recent decision to veto the Horseshoe Crab Protection Act, which prohibits the taking of horseshoe crabs from New York waters.

“Massachusetts horseshoe crab populations might not be able to withstand the expected ... In the United States, its approval has stalled in the face of vocal opposition from Charles River—which ...

“What was different is that 50 of these points were in the marsh, whereas most horseshoe crab surveys were at the beach. We use mud augers to remove a core of mud, and then check for ...

A U.S. court has ordered the state of Maryland to release data on horseshoe crab deaths in the state in response to a lawsuit ...

The Delaware Bay is home to an estimated 30 million horseshoe crabs, making it the world’s largest breeding ground for this ...

WILMINGTON, Del.— A coalition of pharmaceutical companies and conservation groups launched the Sustainability Scorecard for Endotoxin Testing to accelerate the adoption of synthetic alternatives to ...