Along the coast of Indonesia, researchers encountered several unusual “mole”-like creatures living in the swash zone, where the waves rush up the beach before receding. They had discovered a new ...

Do you really know who you’re sharing the beach with? Purple sand dollars gobble bits of metal to stay grounded in turbulent waters. Mole crabs move sand like a conveyor belt. Hardworking bees sculpt ...

The unassuming Pacific mole crab, Emerita analoga, is about to make some waves. UC Berkeley researchers have debuted a unique robot inspired by this burrowing crustacean that may someday help evaluate ...

Let’s move from the river to the beach for this month’s column to look at one of my favorite beach critters. Some longtime readers may remember that my favorite marine species is the blue crab. But ...

These colorful, feathery stalks are the antennae of a mole crab, also known as a sand flea. You may have seen these little critters burrowing into the sand at the beach as the waves wash over the ...