Part 2 of WTOP's Claws and Effect series looks at the competition the Chesapeake Bay blue crab is facing under the water.

The blue crab is as synonymous with the culture of the D.C. region as marble buildings and political gridlock are with D.C.

Pubic lice, also known as crabs, are blood-sucking parasitic insects that often get transmitted from person to person through ...

These changes will take effect on July 1, 2025. SCDNR biologists run numerous long-term studies of blue crabs in South ...

After a 16-year prohibition, a group of Virginia watermen voted to reinstate winter crab dredging. Many argue the decision ...

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Though Marylanders take pride in our blue crab-picking skills, we were all novices at one point. In that spirit, the Sun is resharing our guide to picking a steamed crab, complete with photos ...

Check these five spectacular NASA images from space posted on their Instagram handle, which keeps us updated with all the ...

NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory imaged the extremely luminous afterglow of explosion GRB 080319B using its X-ray Telescope (left) and Optical/Ultraviolet Telescope (right). NASA's Wide-field ...

After a 16-year prohibition, a group of Virginia watermen voted to reinstate winter crab dredging. Many argue the decision puts the blue crab’s... Winter crabbing strained Chesapeake Bay’s ...

Blue crabs are perhaps the most iconic species in the Chesapeake Bay. The crustacean, which is actually blue, is a favorite among seafood lovers, but pollution, habitat loss and harvest pressure ...