Some science is borne out of genuine curiosity, some comes from the desire to meet a pressing need, and some comes from ...

Museum specimens reveal North America’s largest crayfish and suggest most giant species reach a similar upper body size.

When Caitlin Bloomer wrestled the massive Crawzilla crawdad—yes, that's its actual common name—out of the muck during a biological survey in Kentucky, she was convinced it was the largest crayfish ...