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I came across the stunning sea urchin photography of Anders Hallan. The way all the urchins are lined up in a grid makes them ...

Just by eating sea urchins and destructive shellfish, sea otters are keeping kelp forests healthy and coastal erosion at bay.

For the first time in history, there are no new juvenile urchins being recruited across several Canary Islands,' a researcher said.

Sea urchins are disappearing from the Canary Islands, and scientists warn the loss could trigger major changes across marine ecosystems.

TL;DR• A mass die-off of sea urchins in the Canary Islands has led to a halt in reproduction, pointing to possible local ...

New research has uncovered a mass die-off of sea urchins living in the Canary Islands—one that could signal an ongoing marine pandemic.