Look out: Insatiable, supersized crabs are coming

Tuesday, April 9, 2013 - 12:30 in Earth & Climate

By Marc LallanillaLiveScienceThe giant crabs are coming. And they're hungry.Researchers at the University of North Carolina's (UNC) Aquarium Research Center have found that higher atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide — a greenhouse gas that's linked to global warming — are also causing crabs to grow to bigger, faster and stronger, according to the Washington Post.As the oceans absorb significant a...

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