It's time now for our science news roundup from Short Wave, NPR's science podcast. I'm joined by two people from the show, Rachel Carlson and Emily Kwong. Hey to both of you. EMILY KWONG, BYLINE: Hi.

Fiddler crabs in Colombian mangroves swallow microplastics, concentrate them, and break them into smaller fragments during ...

kusa — Colorado may be the last place you’d think groundbreaking research into ocean life would be done, but researchers at CSU are doing just that. They’re studying crabs and looking into the effects ...

Last month, as much of Colorado was enduring a snowstorm, hundreds of crabs in Fort Collins were enjoying more pleasant conditions: 75-degree heat with 80 percent humidity. In the “Crab Lab” at ...

NPR science podcast Short Wave brings us the stories of how Fiddler crabs drum their mating songs into the sand, growing chicken nuggets in the lab, and a drug like LSD — without the trip. It's time ...