A new Electronic Dolphin robot can clean up oil spills using a sea urchin-inspired filter that pulls in oil while pushing water away.

The Electronic Dolphin is a small robot developed by engineers from RMIT University in Australia to test an innovative method for cleaning oil spills from the ocean. It is a remote-controlled ...

The waters off the glittering coastlines of Britain's Caribbean territories have long been a mystery. But now scientists on ...

Naturally occurring porous ceramic structure inside sea urchin spines can generate measurable electrical voltage in response to water contact.

Researchers have found an unusual 3D printable material that generates electricity in flowing water. The researchers found ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Green sea turtle Porkchop, rescued with a severely injured flipper, was released into the San Gabriel River after ...

Researchers led by Chen et al. have discovered that the spines of the sea urchin Diadema setosum generate measurable ...

Nature does it again! The natural world has a knack for giving us the blueprints for some useful technologies, and the humble sea urchin is the latest contributor. Scientists have designed a new class ...

Pupa U. P. A. Gilbert is in the Department of Physics, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA, and the Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, ...

The new Jean’s By The Sea set sail with a soft opening over the weekend, giving Durham a taste of this new counter-service seafood bar. jdjackson@newsobserver.com Drew Jackson A new seafood palace ...

Millions of residents in communities across four states—Pennsylvania, Texas, New Mexico, and California—have been advised to stay inside and “keep windows and doors closed” due to “harmful levels” of ...