Like other urchins, the red sea urchin has a dome-shaped shell called the “test” covered in spines. Its test is also covered with tube feet that it uses to move and bring food to its mouth, at the ...

By nurturing sunflower sea stars in captivity, researchers aim to one day restore a key predator to the Pacific Ocean.

When it comes to expensive delicacies, one my favourites is sea urchin, or uni in Japanese. If I see it on a menu, I'm almost sure to order it. Because its delicate flavour is so elusive ...

The most supported hypothesis about pigment cell function is that they may be involved in the immune-defense of the larva. The study of the sea urchin’s immune system is of great interest to the ...

Sea urchins are kelp’s main predators and love to chomp on kelp’s leaflike fronds ... Coralline produces a chemical that attracts urchin larvae into the barrens. Instead of settling in a balanced ...

For the last decade, California's offshore seafloors have been missing a massive, colorful predator that keeps kelp-munching ...

A mysterious disease nearly wiped out sunflower stars in 2013. But sunflower stars may once again dot the seabed, thanks to ...

How much does the area of the ocean covered by sea ice change throughout the year and over time? This interactive map shows monthly sea ice concentration anomalies in the Arctic Ocean. A different map ...

Dec. 30, 2024 — A new species of black, slender moray eel has chosen the road less traveled, thriving in dim and muddy river mouths, unlike most of its marine relatives. It is found across the ...

West Philippine Sea is the name given by an administrative order (AO) of then President Benigno Aquino III to Philippine territorial waters west of the country. Aquino’s AO said West Philippine Sea ...