Sea urchins may just look like a ball of spikes waiting to be stepped on at the tide pool, but there's much more to these barbed beasts than just roe and teeth. New research reveals sea urchin nervous ...

Sharks easily consumed large, spiky sea urchins – sometimes in just a few gulps. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Long-spined sea ...

Let’s say you are trying to remove tiny piece of invasive plant material from an area 8 miles long and almost 3 miles wide. If you miss any, it will take over again. And you are working under water.

It used to be thought that sea urchins only had a primitive nervous system, but new research has found that they are far more complex than that. The entire body of a sea urchin is what researchers are ...

For decades researchers in northern Norway had tried to bring back vital kelp forests after overfishing damaged marine ...

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 ...

Lacking natural predators and able to survive long after food sources are diminished, purple sea urchins are devastating kelp forests, an important carbon sink. The founders of a Newport startup have ...

Decomposition is essential to all ecosystems, both on land and in the ocean. In marine environments, decomposition and nutrient recycling keep food webs functioning, prevent the buildup of organic ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: It used to be thought that sea urchins only had a primitive nervous system, but new research has found that they are far more complex than that. The ...