Throughout the world, there are creatures that haven't evolved for millions of years, and these eight living fossils ...

This spring, the state Senate and Assembly passed the Horseshoe Crab Protection Act (S.3185A / A.10140), which prohibits the commercial and biomedical use of horseshoe crabs.

Discover ten incredible living fossils that offer insights into evolutionary history and the importance of conservation.

Today, policy change goes into effect that allows companies to stop using horseshoe crab blood in the safety testing of new ...

As part of the Marine Biological Laboratory’s Falmouth Forum series, biologist Michael Dawson will give a talk titled “The Horseshoe Crab: Ancient Mariner and Modern Medicine,” on Friday, November 22, ...

The 450-million-year-old fossilized corpse of a new spider species has been discovered preserved by fool’s gold. A research ...

Decades ago, scientists looking for an alternative to animal testing cloned factor C, the horseshoe crab protein that senses ...

A 450-million-year-old fossil of an ancient relative of spiders has been discovered preserved in 3D by fool's gold. The new ...

The 450-million-year-old fossil of an ancient relative of spiders has been discovered preserved in 3D by fool’s gold. The new ...

To test for bacterial toxins in injected drugs, most drugmakers use an assay whose ingredients are harvested from horseshoe crab blood. New regulations due out in November will make it much easier ...