To construct safety burrows, sand crabs dig relatively narrow tunnels. Large burrows are likely to collapse. The pit structures found on comet surfaces have a characteristic size range that is ...

When the researchers took a closer look, they saw that the legs of these digging fish were covered in sensory bumps called ...

Sea robins are weird animals who use leg-like appendages to walk on the seafloor. Now, scientists know why they evolved those ...

This week, the low morning tides provided perfect beachcombing conditions around midmorning. I discovered a range of ...

The term fiddler crab refers to around 100 species and subspecies of crabs from the genus Uca. They are found along beaches ...

Some sea robins have taste buds on their six crablike legs that help the fish ferret out prey buried in sand as they walk.

In the grand scheme of fish evolution, it makes sense that sea robins would evolve legs that can taste, said Neil Shubin, an ...

A species of legged fish uses taste receptors to search for hidden prey, providing an ideal window for scientists to study ...

Skeeball + sand = fun. Recreate everyone’s favorite arcade game at the beach. Just dig the holes and get rolling ... Give this classic game a summery twist with words like firework, crab, and ...

You cannot have concrete without sand. River beds are being dug up across Africa to fuel a building boom, with little thought for what this means for the health of the river, and those who depend ...