Randall Hughes

Randall Hughes, a marine biologist at Northeastern University who was not involved in the research, said the study “makes a compelling case” that these chemicals may be adding to the challenge of kelp recovery.

In proving that mud crabs can hear, Northeastern University researcher A. Randall Hughes answered a question most scientists in her field never thought to ask. Triggered by a layman’s question, her findings, published in a scientific journal last month, are providing new insight into the ecological community found on coral reefs. “This project was initiated […]

In horror flicks, creepy soundtracks are used to help scare the living daylights out of people. In a lab, two researchers used a similar device to freak out mud crabs in an effort to prove that they can hear. The researchers placed the crabs in a big tank and piped in sounds commonly made by […]