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What Happens When You Step on a Sea Urchin? (Fake Foot Demo)

Using a realistic fake foot, we showed exactly what happens when you step on a sea urchin — up close and safely. 🌊 ...

Scientists Thought This Creature Had No Brain. Turns Out It’s All Brain.

The entire body of a sea urchin is what researchers are now calling an “all-body brain,” with neurons that function as a ...
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Gouldsboro seaweed farm ads urchins to the mix

In the cold waters off Schoodic, Gouldsboro’s Springtide Seaweed, the largest organic seaweed farm in the United States, is ...

Sea urchin mass mortality events: Studies identify primary drivers

Two pioneering studies by researchers from the School of Zoology and the Steinhardt Museum of Natural History at Tel Aviv ...

Rescue divers dispatched to save iconic giant kelp

Last winter, a team of divers braved Tasmania's icy eastern waters on a mission to help save the region's spectacular giant ...
IEEE

Real-Time Detection of Sea Urchins Using Convolutional Neural Networks

Abstract: The marine ecosystem contributes significantly to our planet's ecological balance. It supports a wide range of organisms, from microscopic plankton to giant marine mammals. Each species ...

Israeli scientists pioneer way to monitor sea urchins as die-offs threaten coral reefs worldwide

Sea urchins play a vital role in maintaining the delicate balance of coral reef ecosystems by feeding on algae that compete with corals for sunlight.

Even moderate heat waves can depress sea urchin reproduction along the Pacific coast

Biologists thought that marine heat waves lowered urchin reproduction only at lethal temperatures. A new study shows ...
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Northern California’s next kelp forests might be growing in a lab

Kelp once formed “underwater rainforests” on the California coast, but these fragile ecosystems have largely disappeared. At a marine lab near the Bay Area, scientists are trying to bring them back.