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'Treasure of the creature' under the Antarctic sea
Oceanography

'Treasure of the creature' under the Antarctic sea

Scientists have found more than 700 new species of marine creatures that were once thought to be too harsh to have life. Among these, there are also sea urchins that eat…

December 17, 2018
People have relatives with sea urchins
Oceanography

People have relatives with sea urchins

Scientists have deciphered the sea urchin genome and found that the soft-bodied creatures are not spent, not the same brain as humans. They found the purple sea urchin g…

December 17, 2018
Learn about sea lilies
Oceanography

Learn about sea lilies

Sea lilies (Endoxocrinus parrae) bear this name because they resemble a flower that hangs on the ocean floor. However, according to US researchers, this is a echinoderm…

December 17, 2018
Large rare birds found in Quang Tri
Animal world

Large rare birds found in Quang Tri

A group of people in Quang Tri has captured a large-sized bird, which according to animal experts is the sea urchin.

December 16, 2018
The strange eye under the sea
Animal world

The strange eye under the sea

Scientists know that sea urchins (also known as prickly urchins), one of the invertebrate groups, have no eyes or any organs like eyes.

December 16, 2018
The secret of the sea urchin's sharp teeth
Animal world

The secret of the sea urchin's sharp teeth

The spikes of sea urchins make them look like pins filled with pins, but besides, they also have very strong teeth that can be plugged into stone.

December 16, 2018
Land of sea urchin
Environment

Land of sea urchin

In the breeding season, hundreds of thousands of sea urchins often return to Bass Rock Island, making it one of the largest concentration places in the world.

December 16, 2018
Learn how sea urchins catch carbon dioxide
Environment

Learn how sea urchins catch carbon dioxide

To reduce CO2 in the atmosphere one can 'catch' carbon and then put it into underground reservoirs. However, this way is both difficult to achieve high efficiency in pra…

December 16, 2018
Swallowing birds, low flying sad birds signal rain
Environment

Swallowing birds, low flying sad birds signal rain

Sometimes we see flying urchins so low, even so low that it is almost close to the ground; sometimes we see a lot of dragonflies gathering into a group that only flies a…

December 16, 2018