Leo Kohout / Shutterstock. (Echinus Geyser in the Yellowstone. Credit: Leo Kohout / Shutterstock.) Due to its unique volcanic activity, Yellowstone National Park is home to a number of impressive ...

Nature does it again! The natural world has a knack for giving us the blueprints for some useful technologies, and the humble sea urchin is the latest contributor. Scientists have designed a new class ...

Pupa U. P. A. Gilbert is in the Department of Physics, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA, and the Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, ...

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

Researchers led by Chen et al. have discovered that the spines of the sea urchin Diadema setosum generate measurable ...

In this video, someone appears to step directly onto a sea urchin with a bare foot, causing an instant shock reaction. The spines press into what looks like real skin, making it almost painful to ...

Important marine research is underway in Apollo Beach as researchers work to better understand the relationship between coral reefs and sea urchins—two species critical to the health of Florida’s ...

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 ...

The warming climate in polar regions may significantly disrupt ocean circulation patterns, a new study indicates. Scientists discovered that in the distant past, growing inflows of freshwater from ...

The actress makes a return to form in this hard-hitting film from Hungarian director Kornél Mundruczó about a middle-aged woman facing up to addiction – and her traumatic childhood. Amy Adams is a ...