PhD student uses sea urchins as a model organism to study embryonic development and the effects of toxicants in the ocean Svenja Kling (SK): I was specifically interested in the Hamdoun Lab because of ...

New research has uncovered a mass die-off of sea urchins living in the Canary Islands—one that could signal an ongoing marine pandemic. Reading time 3 minutes An apocalyptic serial killer of sea ...

The mass mortality event was documented in the Canary Islands Researchers now fear that the pattern observed in the Canary Islands mortality event will also emerge in other regions around the world, ...

Development of the major Buchan Horst UK North Sea oilfield has restarted, with partners reviewing multiple options for floating production, storage and offloading vessels, according to Jersey Oil & ...

During this dive, contact with a sea urchin causes an immediate injury. The incident happens quickly near the reef, where limited space and poor footing increase risk. Sea urchins rely on sharp spines ...

We recreate a dangerous ocean moment using a realistic fake foot. This experiment helps us understand what happens during a sea urchin accident. Instead of risking injury, we choose a safer way to ...

A sudden, unexplained mass die-off is decimating sea urchins around the world, including catastrophic losses in the Canary Islands. Key reef-grazing species are reaching historic lows, and their ...

The newly christened Mote Science Education Aquarium is not only opening its doors to visitors, it is setting the stage for the next generation of marine science professionals with its new STEM ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: An international team of researchers led by marine biologist Periklis Paganos of the Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn in Naples, Italy, and molecular ...

Sea urchins have a body that is entirely made up of "head"—with a surprisingly complex central nervous system that functions, in essence, like an "all-body brain." This is the conclusion of an ...

Rebecca Vega Thurber does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations ...

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