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 ...

Join us on an extraordinary underwater adventure as we dive into the vibrant marine world to experience the unique taste of sea urchin straight from the ocean. In this thrilling episode of ...

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 ...

Jeremy Day received funding from University of Newcastle, Ecological Society of Australia, Royal Zoological Soceity of New South Wales and Fisheries Research and Development Corporation. Long-spined ...

Long-spined sea urchins have emerged as an environmental issue off Australia's far south coast. Native to temperate waters around New South Wales, the urchins have expanded their range south as oceans ...

The pointy shell of sea urchins hides a remarkably complex neural network that resembles the brains of vertebrates, new research suggests.