Sea urchins are ecosystem engineers, the marine equivalent of mega-herbivores on land. By grazing and shredding seaweed and ...

The sea otter pup was tiny, probably less than 2 weeks old, alone in Morro Bay on an October morning earlier this year. A ...

A sudden, unexplained mass die-off is decimating sea urchins around the world, including catastrophic losses in the Canary ...

The Canary Islands may represent the “missing link” in a global pandemic killing sea urchins. Sea urchins help build and maintain marine habitats in much the same way that large plant-eating animals ...

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Researchers at University of Tsukuba identified a brain-like cluster of neurons in sea urchin larvae, traditionally considered lacking a brain, that regulates light-responsive behavior. These neurons ...

Now, scientists report that a sudden and widespread collapse of sea urchins has reached the Canary Islands. A new study shows ...

Researchers have shown that a 2022-2023 mass mortality event has driven previously abundant populations of Diadema africanum ...

When i have been diving for some hours i like to get some snack go get my blood sugar up. I also helps attracting the fish over to me. Have you ever tried raw sea urchin? Ohio sheriff takes defiant ...

Arctic sea urchin reproduction is highly sensitive to climate change, particularly warming waters. A new study shows ...

Covered in lush fur, the thickest in the animal kingdom, sea otters can live their entire lives in the ocean, feeding heavily upon seafloor animals such as shellfish and crustaceans. Eelgrass meadows ...

Millions have seen the heart-wrenching video of a polar bear clinging to life, its white hair limply covering its thin, bony frame. Shot by Paul Nicklen and Cristina Mittermeier of the nonprofit group ...