The Canary Islands may represent the “missing link” in a global pandemic killing sea urchins. Sea urchins help build and maintain marine habitats in much the same way that large plant-eating animals ...

Sea urchins face extinction worldwide due to a deadly "pandemic" beneath the waves, warns new research. Scientists say the ...

Pandemic killed off sea urchins in the Red Sea Linked to pathogen which kills fast and violently Sea urchins feed on algae that block out sun if unchecked Researchers warn pandemic heading towards ...

With their pointy spines, sea urchins are not warm and fuzzy marine animals that people want to snuggle up to. While they are ...

This short video shows how we obtain eggs and sperm from the tropical sea urchin Lytechinus variegatus. Students Tess Bender and Jessie Spears have been using these eggs and sperm to examine the ...