Twice a year, in spring and autumn, researchers arrive to dig in the seabed off Tvärminne. The creatures living in the sludge can tell us a lot about the state of the Baltic Sea. There is a reason ...

A French-led marine expedition team may have discovered hundreds of previously unknown species of mollusks and crustaceans around Panglao, an island in the Philippines, according to a report from the ...

A ban on boiling lobsters alive came closer yesterday after the Government recognised crabs, octopus and lobsters as sentient beings. An amendment to the Animal Welfare Bill currently going through ...

Aquatic physiology investigates how organisms such as fish, crustaceans, and mollusks adapt to and thrive in the fluctuating conditions of their watery ...

The law, if passed, will consider invertebrates like lobsters and crabs sentient and capable of feeling pain. The animal welfare regulation will also mandate that invertebrates be dispatched humanely.

"These two studies indicate both crustaceans and molluscs are vulnerable to insecticides, weakening their immune system and leaving them susceptible to disease," Professor Benkendorff said. Professor ...

Boiling lobsters alive could be banned if ministers act on a government-commissioned report that has found crustaceans have feelings. The study, conducted by experts from the London School of ...

The UK may soon ban boiling lobsters alive under a new animal welfare bill. The law, if passed, will consider invertebrates like lobsters and crabs sentient and capable of feeling pain. The animal ...