Starfish can only live in saltwater, so you won't be finding them in freshwater environments. They also can't survive out of water for more than a matter of minutes. Here are 9 more facts you may ...

El Cielo gets its name from the sky-like blue shade of the water. The sea floor is dotted with large colorful starfish, evoking the same magic of a starry sky, only hidden underwater. Snorkeling ...

It prefers an above-average water temperature, ranging from 74 to 84 degrees Fahreneit. The royal starfish (Astropecten articulatus) gets its name from its decadent purple and gold color.

A maze of pipes, pumps, filters and chillers loaded the water with calcium, magnesium and other minerals, a mixture that acts like a multivitamin supplement for the starfish. They also lower the ...

Starfish embryos can organise themselves into large, oscillating crystals at the surface of water. These structures, which had never been seen before, may form because of the embryos’ swimming ...

took a stroll near a jetty at Port Aransas around 1 p.m. on July 12 when she spotted a group of the starfish and put them back in the water. “A lot of the seagrass and everything gets caught ...

To build upon their initial observation, the researchers injected the neuropeptide at the base of an arm in more than 30 starfish. They found that five of the animals shed their limbs. In contrast, ...