The boom in Lake Tahoe's crayfish population shows how quickly an introduced species can change a place people value. Even when the harm starts underwater, the consequences can spread outward, ...

Biologists are using tiny "backpacks" to track the movements and survival of crayfish as part of an effort to boost the ...

Bass and other non-native fish already have taken advantage of warming waters to breed below Glen Canyon Dam. Now, biologists ...

Shunned elsewhere as an invasive species, crayfish are close to becoming a national dish in China, where breeding them has become a huge industry. And Chinese have the Japanese to thank for it.

“They make so many eggs and are extremely hardy. It seems like they can live anywhere,” said invasive crayfish biologist Kathleen Quebedeaux about the creatures’ adaptability ...

No one knows exactly when the clones first appeared, but humans only became aware of them in the early 2000s. It was a German aquarium owner who first brought it to scientists’ attention. In 1995, he ...

In many North American lakes, a tiny clawed creature has become a big bully. The invasive rusty crayfish roams lakebeds, snapping up snails, bivalves, and water plants, cutting off food supplies for ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

Life finds a way: Invasive six-inch marble crayfish are able to reproduce by themselves A mutant species of all-female crayfish taking over the world is not the latest science fiction film but a ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

The red swamp crayfish has become a familiar sight in Japan, particularly around ponds, irrigation channels, and rice fields. It is now widespread in the country's rice-growing areas, particularly ...