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(CNN) — The turquoise water of Hōnaunau Bay in Hawaii, an area popular with snorkelers and divers, is teeming with spiny creatures that threaten to push the coral reef “past ...

Hōnaunau Bay, Hawaii on 25 January, 2020. Sea urchin populations are ballooning in the bay, putting the coral reef at risk, a new study has found.

Coral reefs are sometimes dubbed the “rainforests of the sea” because they support so much ocean life. They also play a vital role protecting coastlines from storm surges and erosion.

Since the deep-sea ecosystem likely plays such a key role in keeping methane away from Earth’s atmosphere, Goffredi said one day, the same type of microbes found on the Sericosura spiders could ...

There were brave but ultimately doomed attempts to save a campervan stuck in sand at a popular beach as it became swamped by the sea.

There is nothing quite as emblematic of the Marina Alta as the sea urchin. In Javea, they are known by their local name: bogamarins. Now, there is a glimmer of hope for this overexploited species, ...

A bizarre and hilarious stunt where an ultra-realistic fake foot is used to stomp on sea urchins, blending shock value with absurd creativity. Trump officials reverse guidance exempting farms ...

Red sea urchin. Image by Extemporalist, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons When sea otters disappeared from coastal ecosystems, one creature in particular experienced a population boom with devastating ...