New research has uncovered a surprisingly complex nervous system in sea urchins, which appear to possess an “all-body brain”.
The pointy shell of sea urchins hides a remarkably complex neural network that resembles the brains of vertebrates, new research suggests.
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This Sea Creature Has a Brain in Every Part of Its Body
A groundbreaking new study has revealed that sea urchins, a fascinating sea creature, have a surprisingly complex nervous ...
Most animals we know - mammals, birds, and reptiles, have bones that shape and support their bodies. Yet, many of Earth’s ...
The sea urchins' body structure, which belong to the phylum Echinodermata (which also contains sea cucumbers and starfish), ...
In a new study, Mexican scientists found species disappearing in the Gulf of California, impacting ecosystems and fishers who ...
New research shows sea urchins have a brain-like nervous system. Neurons are spread across their bodies, with light-sensitive cells included. The findings challenge traditional views of brain ...
You’ve heard the slogans: save the whales, protect our pollinators. You may have lamented the decline of polar bears or the ...
Edmontosaurus annectens, a large herbivore duck-billed dinosaur that lived toward the end of the Cretaceous period, was ...
"This fundamentally changes how we think about the evolution of complex nervous systems," said biologist Jack Ullrich-Lüter.
The brilliant iridescent hues found in ammolite come from tiny air gaps in the fossils’ layers, a new study finds.
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