This important work investigates the mechanism that underlies the switch between feeding and mating behaviors in the oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis. Using a variety of approaches, the authors ...

These echinoderms can regenerate entire arms (called rays) when damaged or severed, but their regenerative abilities go even further. Some starfish species can regenerate their entire body from a ...

My daughter is also very good at urchin-wrangling. The urchin can’t resist her calm sympathy and good humor and she has the little echinoderm practically purring in no time. Occasionally ...

The depths of our oceans hold mysteries that continue to fascinate scientists and ocean enthusiasts alike. Among these wonders is the phenomenon of bioluminescence – the ability of living organisms to ...

Watch to learn more. Then we move on to their distant cousins the brittle stars (Ophiuroidea). These echinoderms have evolved in a different direction most species live under rocks. They have a ...

Designing and constructing mechanical systems to operate at a microscale are challenging tasks. Yet, organisms such as fruit flies perform many of the desired movements and functions of a microscale ...

Stromatoporoid-echinoderm reef type. Credit: Chinese Academy of Sciences South China is renowned for its exceptional fossil preservation and its diverse Early Paleozoic marine ecosystems. Researchers ...

Despite its remoteness, the deep sea is not spared from the impact of human activities. The emergence of industrial-scale deep-sea mining of polymetallic nodules on the abyssal plains (4-5 km depth) ...