The world could create more sustainable batteries with an unusual source: crustaceans. In a paper published this week in the journal Matter, researchers say they have made a biodegradable battery with ...

At summertime backyard feasts, crab shells are just a barrier between hunger and satisfaction. Marylanders smash the crustaceans’ protective casings with wooden mallets, pick out the tasty meat and ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below." Chitin and its derivative chitosan are natural polymers found in crustaceans and elsewhere in nature.

MARYLAND, Md. - Scientists at the University of Maryland have discovered a new way to use crustacean shells for batteries. When we sit down for the time honored tradition in Maryland that is a crab ...

Yoshimi Shibata, Ph.D., professor of biomedical science in the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine at Florida Atlantic University, has received a $380,552 grant from the National Institute of ...

There are hermits living in the St. Johns River. But before you become alarmed that we have a problem with some folks living in seclusion along the river, I am referring to hermit crabs. Some of you ...

A new method for tracking the debris from a decade-old plane crash has been found, and it involves an unassuming assistant: barnacles. Studying the chemical makeup of the shells of the tiny ...

The shells of crustaceans and wood waste such as branches pruned from trees usually end up in landfills. These waste materials are given a new lease of life to become nutritional supplements and ...

Angela Sayre, the founder of Crustacean Plantation, a nonprofit dedicated to crab conservation and rehabilitation, captured the clip A hermit crab rescuer is sharing a rare look at the fascinating ...

If you’re going to kill animals for food, don’t waste their parts – that’s just rude. Use everything, snout-to-tail, and not just bones for glue or stomachs for drink-bags, either. Get creative! And ...