A sea-borne pandemic that wiped out sea urchin populations in the Red Sea has spread and is taking out the species in parts of the Indian Ocean and could go global, scientists in Israel say.

JERUSALEM (AP) — Sea urchins in Israel’s Gulf of Eilat have been dying off at an alarming rate, researchers announced Wednesday — a development that threatens the Red Sea’s prized coral ...

A dying black sea urchin. Photo courtesy of Tel Aviv University The first reports of mass mortality in the sea urchin population began reaching Bronstein several months ago, from colleagues in Greece ...

The Red Sea's spectacular coral reefs face a new threat, marine biologists warn -- the mass death of sea urchins that may be caused by a mystery disease.Because the long-spined creatures feed on algae ...

TEL AVIV, May 24 (Reuters) - A deadly epidemic that is spreading through the Red Sea has killed off an entire species of sea urchin in the Gulf of Aqaba, imperilling the region's uniquely ...

World Red Sea corals threatened by mystery sea urchin deaths. The Red Sea’s spectacular coral reefs face a new threat, marine biologists warn.

The Red Sea's spectacular coral reefs face a new threat, marine biologists warn—the mass death of sea urchins that may be caused by a mystery disease.

Dr. Omri Bronstein holds a sea urchin specimen of the long-spined Diadema setosum, found in the Mediterranean, at the Steinhardt Museum of Natural History of Tel Aviv University in Tel Aviv ...

Scientists say that sea urchins in Israel's Gulf of Eilat in the Red Sea are dying at an alarming rate, threatening the sea's prized coral reef ecosystems. Skip to main content.

The red sea urchin found in the shallow waters of the Pacific Ocean is one of the Earth's longest-living animals. The small, spiny creature can last for more than 200 years with few signs of ...

Red Sea corals threatened by mass sea urchin die-off, Israeli researchers say. elisfkc2 / Flickr / CC BY-SA 2.0 ...