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 ...

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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Sea Urchins’ Entire Bodies Are Brains Covered in Spikes

Sea urchins are simple creatures, wandering the seafloor without thought. Or so we thought. They are members of the phylum Echinodermata, which first appeared during the Cambrian explosion. Their list ...

Sea Urchins Are Basically Brains Covered in Spikes, Study Finds

The pointy shell of sea urchins hides a remarkably complex neural network that resembles the brains of vertebrates, new research suggests.
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NSW Aboriginal groups form alliance to manage the ocean, fix sea urchin crisis

In a historic move, Aboriginal groups from Lismore to Eden have formed an alliance to push for recognition and ...

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 ...
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SMOKED UNI(Sea Urchin) I Was Not Expecting That | Coastal Foraging

Harvesting Purple Urchin on the California coast. Camera Gear: - Rode Wireless Go - Sony A6400 - Zhiyun Crane M2 - Manfrotto Tripod - GoPro Hero 7 Silver - GoPro Hero 7 Black - Drone: DJI Mavic Air ...