An unrecognized disease, which has been wiping out sea urchins around the globe over the last four year. The post Deadly ...

Ecologically important Diadema africanum almost eliminated by unknown disease in Canary Islands ...

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 ...

A sudden, unexplained mass die-off is decimating sea urchins around the world, including catastrophic losses in the Canary ...

Now, scientists report that a sudden and widespread collapse of sea urchins has reached the Canary Islands. A new study shows ...

Young sea urchins spread neuron-rich tissue across their bodies. A new atlas shows complex neural and light sensing networks.

Researchers at University of Tsukuba have identified a brain-like cluster of neurons in sea urchin larvae, traditionally ...

Sea urchins are dying across the Caribbean at a pace scientists say could rival a mass die-off that last occurred in 1983, alarming many who warn the trend could further decimate already frail coral ...

Every summer, millions of people head to the coast to soak up the sun and play in the waves. But they aren’t alone. Just beyond the crashing surf, hundreds of millions of tiny sea urchin larvae are ...

A species of sea urchin is turning parts of the south-eastern Australian coast into barren wastelands, writes Kylie Andrews. Go snorkelling or diving off most of the coast of south-east Australia and ...

Exactly how much human-generated carbon emissions the world’s oceans can soak up—and how this is done—is a question scientists are still pondering, but it’s accepted that the deepest seas can be an ...

Sea urchins are dying off worldwide from an unknown disease, threatening reef balance and sparking urgent efforts to identify the pathogen.