Due to these regulations, the horseshoe crab population in South Carolina is increasing and has been for the past 15 years. Understanding the vital role HSC's unique blue blood plays in the safe ...

13 stunning photos from this year’s best wildlife photographers 13 stunning photos from this year’s best wildlife photographers Horseshoe crab blood is key to making a COVID-19 vaccine—but ...

A judge in Maryland today sided with the Center for Biological Diversity in a lawsuit arguing that the Maryland Department of ...

The animal tends to have blue blood and the crab is also used for medicinal purposes. With the existence of over 400 million years on Earth, these horseshoe crabs are also used for several ...

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 ...

The Center for Biological Diversity sued the state's Department of Natural Resources to get records on tens of thousands of ...

Biomedical companies also harvest horseshoe crabs and drain their blue blood, which is used to detect toxins in drugs and medical devices. Horseshoe crab blood harvests have virtually doubled since ...

A lawsuit filed earlier this year against pharmaceutical giant Charles River Laboratories alleges that the company is contributing to a significant decline in horseshoe crabs (listed as “vulnerable” ...

Raising concerns over hundreds of Horseshoe Crab carcasses scattered along the ... known for its robust immune system and the use of its blue blood in producing rapid diagnostic reagents to ...