The crustaceans may respond to pain in ways that could change kitchen practices forever.

Scientists have long debated whether lobsters' behavioral responses to harmful stimuli indicate that they actually feel pain or are exhibiting mechanical reflexes. Scientists feel their pain — finally ...

Adding to its reputation as the most pacifistic of nations, Switzerland has outlawed lobster boiling. As reported this week in USA Today, a law that takes effect March 1 makes it illegal to plunge a ...

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In lab tests, lobsters given common painkillers reacted far less to electric shocks than those that didn’t — offering new insight into how they experience harm. Common painkillers like aspirin and ...

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Scientists feel their pain — finally. Researchers have established that lobsters feel pain in a manner similar to that of other mammals, including humans — and boiling, the traditional method for ...