During this dive, contact with a sea urchin causes an immediate injury. The incident happens quickly near the reef, where ...

A sudden, unexplained mass die-off is decimating sea urchins around the world, including catastrophic losses in the Canary Islands. Key reef-grazing species are reaching historic lows, and their ...

Sea urchins are ecosystem engineers, the marine equivalent of mega-herbivores on land. By grazing and shredding seaweed and seagrass, they control algal growth and promote the survival of slow-growing ...

That sharp jab may seem minor, but experts reveal the truth. Sea urchin stings can cause damage that lingers long after the pain fades. Donald Trump issues new threat to Mexico Honduras issues arrest ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Washington Rep. Marie Glusenkamp Perez wants to explore more lethal removal options for sea lions. She joined a House Committee on Natural Resources hearing on Wednesday, where ...

It used to be thought that sea urchins only had a primitive nervous system, but new research has found that they are far more complex than that. The entire body of a sea urchin is what researchers are ...

The pointy shell of sea urchins hides a remarkably complex neural network that resembles the brains of vertebrates, new research suggests. Reading time 2 minutes When it comes to taking hardcore ...

Sea urchins have a body that is entirely made up of "head"—with a surprisingly complex central nervous system that functions, in essence, like an "all-body brain." This is the conclusion of an ...

An international team of researchers, including scientists from the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin, has uncovered a surprisingly complex nervous system in sea urchins. The animals appear to possess an ...

Taqa UK's Eider Alpha topsides has been removed, marking a major milestone in the operator's plans to decommission its Northern North Sea platforms. The 11,606 tonnes topsides was removed in a ...