Green Sea Urchin (Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis) A close up of a Green Urchin photographed while scuba diving in British Columbia, Canada. Often harvested for uni ...

New research has uncovered a crucial clue to understanding the spread of "barrens" in the Great Southern Reef, which are threatening the reef ecosystem. "Barrens" are areas of low, or no, seaweed ...

Briny seafood pairs perfectly with a rich, buttery potato puree in this impressive dish from New York City’s Gramercy Tavern. Tom Colicchio pairs briny seafood with a rich puree of butter and potatoes ...

Consider the sea urchin. Specifically, the painted urchin: Lytechinus pictus, a prickly Ping-Pong ball from the eastern Pacific Ocean. The species is a smaller and shorter-spined cousin of the purple ...

South of Tampa Bay, in Florida, wedged between a quiet neighborhood and a mangrove forest, custom-designed aquariums are home to thousands of sea-urchin larvae that tumble and drift through the water.

Nature does it again! The natural world has a knack for giving us the blueprints for some useful technologies, and the humble sea urchin is the latest contributor. Scientists have designed a new class ...