Studying an underwater volcano is hard enough without a spider crab getting in the way. In an absolutely delightful field dispatch, Jes Burns of Oregon Public Broadcasting tells the story of a ...

Their main focus was an underwater volcano called the Axial Seamount. It lies more than a mile beneath the surface, about 250 miles west of Cannon Beach. OPB Science reporter Jes Burns was on ...

Spider crabs form huge underwater piles, some as tall as a person. These fascinating crustaceans are on a risky mission – to get bigger. Australia’s environment is sick and getting sicker as the ...

The bay itself was pretty hostile, being covered in jagged volcanic rock at the base of an active volcano, with no fresh water, vegetation or infrastructure for dozens of miles in each direction.

He has braved water temperatures of minus one degree, depths of up to 200ft, raging seas, active volcanoes ... Underwater I won’t think anything of working with creepy crawly crabs but get a ...

Engineers have designed a mini robot crab that can be made to walk sideways using lasers. The tiny eight-legged critter is the world's smallest remote-controlled robot. When you're tackling the ...

"Gear retention—when marine animals escape from fishing gear with parts of the gear stuck on their bodies—has been recognized as a potential problem for some time," researcher Carl Meyer said ...

Spider crabs form huge underwater piles, some as tall as a person. These fascinating crustaceans are on a risky mission – to get bigger. Australia’s environment is sick and getting sicker as the ...

Engineers have designed a mini robot crab that can be made to walk sideways using lasers. The tiny eight-legged critter is the world's smallest remote-controlled robot. When you're tackling the ...