Purple sea urchins, beware: There’s a purple urchin-eating predator on the horizon — and its name is the sunflower sea star. That’s the plot line coming from a small upstart research facility in Moss ...

In Northern California, purple sea urchins are decimating kelp forests. Though the species of urchin causing problems may vary by region, the damage is the same. NNehring/iStock This article is from ...

Committed to trying to fulfill his pregnant wife’s unusual food cravings, a man has been diving into the ocean to retrieve fish for her. Louis Davis and his wife Ash Davis live in Northland, New ...

Several sea urchins with one cracked open showing the orange tongues inside - Noppawat Tom Charoensinphon/Getty Images Sea urchin has been a staple of Japanese cuisine for hundreds of years, often ...

South of Tampa Bay, in Florida, wedged between a quiet neighborhood and a mangrove forest, custom-designed aquariums are home to thousands of sea-urchin larvae that tumble and drift through the water.

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 ...

CORVALLIS, Ore. — New research from Oregon State University (OSU) offers some insight into the factors behind the growing population of sea urchins along the Oregon coast, as well as a note of caution ...