The entire body of a sea urchin is what researchers are now calling an “all-body brain,” with neurons that function as a ...

A mass die-off of the sea urchins that help keep algae in check on coral reefs is threatening the Red Sea ecosystem, marine biologists in Israel warn — MENAHEM KAHANA The Red Sea's spectacular coral ...

A recent study is shaking up our understanding of nervous systems in animals. The humble sea urchin, a marine creature ...

A mysterious sea urchin plague has spread across the world, causing the near extinction of the creature in some areas and threatening delicate coral reef ecosystems, a new study suggests. The deaths ...

Seaweed is crucial to all sorts of life in the ocean. Here in California, it’s disappearing fast. And so are the fish and sea creatures that depend on it. The culprit: a purple sea urchin….known as a ...

A blue groper eating a long-spined sea urchin fed to it by a diver. While it’s known that blue groper fish can eat long-spined sea urchins, the aim of this study was to reveal how often it happens in ...

On a research expedition off the coast of Rapa Nui, or Easter Island, a new species was discovered. Hal Cooks via Unsplash Rapa Nui, more popularly referred to as Easter Island, is known for its ...

Two pioneering studies by researchers from the School of Zoology and the Steinhardt Museum of Natural History at Tel Aviv University, led by Dr. Omri Bronstein, have identified the primary drivers of ...

This past December, we visited my wife’s family in the Philippines. While there, we went to a tropical island called Boracay. Boracay is a popular tourist destination and offers all types of fun ...

A mass die-off of the sea urchins that help keep algae in check on coral reefs is threatening the Red Sea ecosystem, marine biologists in Israel warn - Copyright AFP ...