Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. With copper-blue blood prized by modern medicine and a body ...

The Something Wild team travelled to the Great Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve in Greenland, New Hampshire early in the morning in order to not miss out on one of nature's most amazing ...

Horseshoe crabs are often referred to as the "living fossils" of our planet -- the four known species, including three in Asia and one in North America, remain nearly identical to their ancient ...

What has twelve legs, ten eyes and one tail? It's not a creature from science fiction — it's the horseshoe crab, a so-called living fossil that some scientists say is now threatened with extinction.

Horseshoe crabs are often referred to as the "living fossils" of our planet—the four known species, including three in Asia and one in North America, remain nearly identical to their ancient relatives ...