WASHINGTON (Reuters) - It may not be wise to get into a scrap with a coconut crab. Its claw is a mighty weapon. Scientists on Wednesday said they measured the pinch strength of this large land crab ...

On Makatea, an uplifted coral atoll marred by decades of mining, searching for crabs often requires gambling with the treacherous terrain. Sunset over a formerly mined area — known as the extraction ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Despite being widespread across the Pacific and Indian oceans, coconut crabs are disappearing across their range, according to a new conservation ...