If you were to look at this little, funky starfish, there's a chance the well-armed sea creature would look back at you (though it may see a blurry version of you) — with its up to 50 eyes — all ...

One starfish species doesn't seem to want to grow up. Scientists have discovered a disc-shaped animal in the deep Pacific Ocean whose body plan is stuck in the juvenile phase of the life cycle. The ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. A team of researchers in Japan recently discovered a brand new ...

Starfish are classed as echinoderms, a word which comes from the Ancient Greek for “hedgehog skin.” There are many types of starfish and this one is particularly adapted to living in sandy, muddy ...

NEWPORT, Ore. – In an old industrial warehouse, Tiffany Rudek leaned into a chest-high tank. Using a laminated card, she gently pried a red-speckled sea star from the enclosure’s bright blue walls.

“There’s been a lot of work over the years on vision in a variety of fish from shallow water to the deep sea, but there hasn’t been much at all done on vision in animals that sit on the bottom,” says ...

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The mysterious sea star wasting disease has caused massive declines of the sunflower sea star (Pycnopodia helianthoides), a major predator within kelp forests in the Northeast Pacific. The widespread ...

May 18 (UPI) --Genetic analysis of fish feces suggests crown-of-thorns starfish are a surprisingly popular menu item. According to the findings, published Monday in the journal Scientific Reports, ...

Adorned with spikes and toxins, crown-of-thorns starfish aren’t an easy meal. In fact, it’s long been thought that few animals could eat them. But an analysis of fish poop and stomach contents from ...

If you were to look at this little, funky starfish, there's a chance the well-armed sea creature would look back at you (though it may see a blurry version of you) — with its up to 50 eyes — all ...