Purple sea urchins, beware: There’s a purple urchin-eating predator on the horizon — and its name is the sunflower sea star. That’s the plot line coming from a small upstart research facility in Moss ...

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 ...

This study measured the growth rate of coral reefs in Honaunau Bay, Hawaii, using on-site data gathering and aerial imagery. Researchers found that the reefs are being eroded by sea urchin populations ...

A blue groper eating a long-spined sea urchin fed to it by a diver. While it’s known that blue groper fish can eat long-spined sea urchins, the aim of this study was to reveal how often it happens in ...