Spiky on the outside, silky within, kina has long been treasured in Māori cuisine. As curiosity grows beyond those shores, here’s your guide to choosing, tasting and serving it properly. Kina dive at ...

Consider the sea urchin. Specifically, the painted urchin: Lytechinus pictus, a prickly Ping-Pong ball from the eastern Pacific Ocean. The species is a smaller and shorter-spined cousin of the purple ...

Green Sea Urchin (Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis) A close up of a Green Urchin photographed while scuba diving in British Columbia, Canada. Often harvested for uni ...

Sea urchins are considered protectors of coral reefs. The researchers warn: This is a global pandemic – which might impact coral reefs all over the world. The Tel Aviv University research team that ...

Sea urchins, belonging to the phylum Echinodermata, have emerged as an important source of bioactive compounds with diverse pharmacological properties. These marine organisms yield a variety of ...

Study reveals sea urchin spines' gradient architecture converts mechanical motion to electrical signals, informing designs ...

With spikes as long as knitting needles, long-spined sea urchins may look like underwater villains, but their appetite for algae makes them the unsung heroes of Caribbean reefs. Courtesy of the ...

When driving through a rainstorm, traction is key. If your tires lack sufficient tread, your vehicle will slip and slide and you won’t have the grip needed to maneuver safely. When torrential rains ...

For 20 years, fishers from the district of Marcona, on Peru’s southern coast, have been recovering populations of red sea urchin, thanks to an alliance with the government. According to a monitoring ...