NEW YORK — Last year, sea urchins in the Caribbean started getting sick — shedding their spines, dying off and throwing reef ecosystems into chaos. Now, scientists think they’ve caught the killer in ...

Last year, sea urchins in the Caribbean started getting sick — shedding their spines, dying off and throwing reef ecosystems into chaos. Now, scientists think they’ve caught the killer in this marine ...

HAWAII ISLAND (HawaiiNewsNow) - A popular area for snorkelers and divers on Hawaii Island has seen an explosion of sea urchins that are threatening to push the coral reef “past the point of recovery.” ...

With their pointy spines, sea urchins are not warm and fuzzy marine animals that people want to snuggle up to. While they are an essential part of the ocean’s ecosystem, they can puncture a person’s ...

There seemed to be a deadly plague lurking under the crystal blue waters of the Caribbean last year, killing sea urchins at a rate that hadn't been seen in decades. For months, no one knew what was ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Last year, sea urchins in the Caribbean started getting sick — shedding their spines, dying off and throwing reef ecosystems into chaos. Now, scientists think they’ve caught the killer ...