environmentalists are also fighting an explosion of natural predators like the sea urchin.ina kraus has the story. >> reporter: these divers in australia are more like fishermen with finish, looking for a good catch. >> sea urchins are moving through these reefs, sometimes in really dense fronts, almost like little armies moving along and clearing everything in their path. >> reporter: they're collecting menacing sea urchins to stop the spiny creatures from devouring huge amounts of kelp that capture and store harmful carbon dioxide. divers put the pests on a plate for a seaside snack. >> we can eat it and help solve an environmental problem at the same time. >> reporter: well-known as uni in japan, some restaurants in australia are also touting urchins as a delicacy. even to garnish cocktails. but not everyone is feasting on the little critters. >> every time we tell them about sea urchin, they always say no. >> reporter: in the u.s., pacific purple sea urchins have destroyed more than 95% of kelp forests from san francisco to oregon. a company called urchinonics is captur

divers in australia are collecting sea urchins to keep them from devouring large amounts of kelp. they are hoping to offer them up as a seaside snack. >> we can eat it and help solve an environmental problem at the same time. >>> it is well known as uni in japan. >>> sea urchins have destroyed 95% of kelp for us from san francisco to origin. hingthem sellthsed restaurants. >>> you and i have never had see chin but mary has and she says it is delicious. >> she likes anything. >> i don't know. >> coming up, you think the pandemic would have improved our handwashing routines. >> you think. let's see what a new survey reveals about not our daily habits, some other people's daily habits. >>> and today on the drew >>> welcome back. here is a live look at the south bay. blue skies out there and downtown san jose with sunshine as well. as we take you to san francisco, you can see this guys clearing more with the hotel camera. we are starting to see that clearing in would and along the bay. we will warm things up as we go through the end of the week, especially thursday, friday, into the w

living there were animals like starfish, sea urchins, brittle stars and sea cucumbers. quite a heavy old piece, isn't it? the site was discovered by local fossil hobbyists, nev and sally. seeing a slab of life. but at first, the quarry didn't look too promising. we were finding very small fragments of plates of sea urchins — just tiny, tiny fragments, though, nothing spectacular. when we got home and cleaned it up, he was like, "oh, my god, sally. you've got to come and see this." it was this beautifuljurassic sea creature coming to life. they're amazing! just as like they were alive yesterday. with so many fossils here, the challenge is working out which ones to keep. the very best are now heading to the natural history museum. the team says it's the discovery of a lifetime. rebecca morelle, bbc news, at a secret location in the cotswolds. i was looking for clues as to where that secret location was. now on bbc news: click. on the weekend of the british grand prix, we're at silverstone for a race with a difference. we go back in time to show off some electrifying class

living there were animals like starfish, sea urchins, brittle stars and its sea cucumbers.yists, nev and sally. seeing a slab of life. at first, the quarry didn't look too promising. we were finding very small fragments of plates of sea urchins — just tiny, tiny fragments, though, nothing spectacular. when we got home and cleaned it up, he was like, "oh, my god, sally. "you've got to come and see this." it was this beautifuljurassic sea creature coming to life. they are amazing! just like they were alive yesterday. with so many fossils here, the challenge is working out which ones to keep. the very best are now heading to the natural history museum. the team says it's the discovery of a lifetime. rebecca morelle, bbc news, at a secret location in the cotswolds. that is all we have time for, thank you for watching. good evening. it's been another day of hot sunshine for most parts of the uk, and in northern ireland, it looks like we have broken a record once again. 31.3 degrees at castlederg in county tyrone, provisionally the highest temperatures on record in northern irela

living there were animals like starfish, sea urchins, brittle stars and sea cucumbers.ime. rebecca morelle, bbc news, at a secret location in the cotswolds. we heard from dr tim ewin in that report — we're going to speak to him further now — he is senior curator and palaeontologist at the natural history museum and led the dig. why is it a secret location? we haven't got _ why is it a secret location? we haven't got all _ why is it a secret location? , haven't got all of the fossils out yet and we want to make sure that we uncover them. you yet and we want to make sure that we uncover them-— uncover them. you don't want people turnin: u- uncover them. you don't want people turning pp and _ uncover them. you don't want people turning up and getting _ uncover them. you don't want people turning up and getting in _ uncover them. you don't want people turning up and getting in the - uncover them. you don't want people turning up and getting in the way, - turning up and getting in the way, basically. can you explain why this 167 million year old discovery are such a massive

under water were animals like starfish and sea urchins and meadows of creatures called usually on an ars and sea cucumbers added to this abundance of ancient marine life. the site was discovered by local fossil hobbyists nev and sally. but at first the quarry didn't look too promising. but at first, the quarry didn't look too promising. we were finding very small fragments of, like, plates of sea urchins. just tiny, tiny fragments, though. nothing really spectacular. when we got it home and cleaned it up, he was like, oh my gosh, sal, you've got to come and see this. and there's this beautifuljurassic sea creature coming to life. they are amazing! just, you know, as like they were alive yesterday. in 200 years, the national history museum has only collected a few dozen fossils like these in the uk. now more than 1,000 will be added to the collection. the team says it is the discovery of a lifetime. rebecca morelle, bbc news, at a secret location in the cotswolds. (tx) you can get much more on that story on the bbc news website. and on the bbc news app. make sure to check it out. that'

we were finding very small fragments of like plates of sea urchins. my gosh, you've got to come and see this. and there's this beautifuljurassic sea creature coming to life. they are amazing! just, you know, like they were alive yesterday. with so many fossils here, the challenge is working out which ones to keep. the very best now heading to the natural history museum. the team says it's the discovery of a lifetime. rebecca morelle, bbc news, at a secret location in the cotswolds. the olympics have already got under way with the very best of starts for team gb in women's football. the opening ceremony does not start until friday but some events have started earlier. andy swiss reports. after all the preparations, and of course a year it was finally time. two days before the games officially kick—off, team gb's footballers were doing so against chile in an empty sapporo stadium. first though, a moment of olympic history as both teams took the knee. the ioc have changed their rules to allow athletes to do so. the british team have high medal hopes in t

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. >> sea urchin, one of my absolute-favorite things, has a limited season in japan, from september topril. and it's tastiest in winter. from here? >> hokkaido. >> good deal. >> another seasonal specialty currently at or near its best. kanogani or snow crab. juicy and sweet and delicious. >> oh, man. that is good. really good. >> sweet, huh? >> very. >> good. really good. thank you. thank you. ♪ >> let's eat this one. >> eel livers grilled on a stick. >> unagi? >> yeah. >> oysters. these are the size of freaking clown shoes. where are these from? >> shimani prefecture. >> wow. it's like as big as a steak. >> yeah. thank you. >> french style. wow. >> right? they're the best. >> wow. that's good. and tender for a big oyster. >> thank you . ♪ >> the geisha profession or geiko as it's known in kanazawa, gained widespread popularity in the late-18th century. wearing elaborate kimono costumes and makeup, basically, may making older men, generally, feel good and welcome for an hour, maybe two. the owner of the tea house, one of only 15 or so left in kanazawa . these tea houses, which at one t

sea urchins may be small, but they're causing big problems in the world's oceans.ations. >> reporter: these divers in australia are more like fishermen with fins looking for a good catch. >> sea urchins are moving through the reefs sometimes in dense fronts, almost like little armies moving along and clearing everything in their path. >> reporter: they're collecting menacing sea urchins to stop the spiny creatures from devouring huge amounts of kelp that capture and store harmful carbon dioxide. divers put the pests on a plate for a seaside snack. >> we can eat it and help solve an environmental problem at the same time. >> reporter: well-known as uni in japan, some restaurants in australia are also touting urchins as a delicacy. even to garnish cocktails. but not everyone is feasting on the little critters. >> and every time we tell them about sea urchin, they always say no. >> reporter: in the u.s., pacific purple sea urchins have destroyed more than 95% of kelp forests from san francisco to oregon. a company called urchin-omics is capturing the critters and sell

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under water were animals like starfish and sea urchins and meadows of creatures called usually on an heat warning, the same goes for southern wales, parts of the midlands and south—west england, and with a heat today most of us have seen some sunshine. we've had a few thunderstorms that have popped up across northern ireland, one or two elsewhere as well. where

living there were animals like starfish, sea urchins, brittle stars and sea cucumbers.ee this. and there's this beautifuljurassic sea creature coming to life. they are amazing! just, you know, as like they were alive yesterday. with so many fossils here, the challenge is working out which ones to keep. the very best are now heading to the natural history museum. the team says it's the discovery of a lifetime. rebecca morelle, bbc news, at a secret location in the cotswolds. now it's time for a look at the weather with ben rich. hello. the hot weather is not letting up just yet. the amber warnings from the met office, extreme heat warnings, still in force across parts of south—west england, the south west midlands, south wales, also northern ireland, with a risk to health and infrastructure. lots of hot sunshine through the rest of today. just one or two thunderstorms popping up. they should be a little more isolated, i think, than they were yesterday, and the highest temperatures across parts of south—east wales, the south west midlands, maybe the west country, up to 31

we were finding very small fragments of sea urchins, butjust tiny fragments, nothing really spectacularhey were alive yesterday. with so many fossils here, the challenge is working out which ones to keep. the very best are now heading to the natural history museum. the team says it's the discovery of a lifetime. rebecca morelle, bbc news, at a secret location in the cotswolds. hugh everett will be here in a moment with the weather at six p:m.. now look at the weather. if the heat is getting too much for you, well, there are some changes on the way. but only slow changes. on the satellite picture you can see this curl of cloud. this is an area of low pressure that will be with us in time for the weekend. but in the shorter term it's going to move quite slowly and the low is going to bump into this area of high pressure and what that will do is provide more of an easterly wind, which will push the hottest weather towards the western side of the uk. that is where we still have extreme heat warnings, amber warnings, from the met office. across the south—west of england, parts of wales, the

living there were animals like starfish, sea urchins, brittle stars and sea cucumbers.e very best are now heading to the natural history museum. the team says it's the discovery of a lifetime. rebecca morelle, bbc news, at a secret location in the cotswolds. the hubble space telescope is back in operation. have a look at these images. let's have the weather now, with sarah keith—lucas. hello, our spell of hot and sunny summery weather is set to continue for a few days with high pressure truly in charge. yesterday, we saw temperatures up to 32 degrees and today could be similar. in fact, we have two extreme health warnings in force from the met office. the first one for the south—west of england, parts of central and southern england and south wales, the second one for northern ireland. we could see temperatures up to about 31 degrees. across these zones and elsewhere, there could be some adverse health effects with all that heat. particularly for people vulnerable to extreme heat. but for the wider population, sunburn and dehydration could be a problem. bear that in min

urchins have destroyed more than 95% of kelp from san francisco to oregon. >> moving through, sometimes in really dense fronts with little armies moving along, and clearing everything in their path. >> researchers say sea otters on the color for the coast are also helping to devour c urchins. was he actually eating that? >> he was actually eating that. foodies love them. >> really, foodies do? >> i'm allergic to everything that swims. just keep the epipen right there just in case. let's take a look what's going to be happening over the next few days. the onshore breeze has been keeping our temperatures cool. it's going to weaken a little bit. it's not going to disappear but this area of high pressure over the desert southwest is going to build towards us. that's the heat don't that's going to push temperatures well into the 90s for inland portions of the bay area. while that onshore breeze is going to weaken, it's not going to completely disappear. that onshore breeze has been keeping the smoke from the fires of northern company, especially the lot of fire and the salt fire, pushed away from us. as the onshore breeze weakens, some of that smoke is going to try to drift down to the northbay but i think