A giant starfish, known as a gray sea star, was spotted recently crawling around a Port Aransas beach and viewer Christine ...

"The implications of our study go beyond the sunflower sea star." New study reveals hidden dangers threatening mega-starfish ...

While earlier studies had shown that some starfish that live in shallower, brighter water have and use compound eyes, no one had previously looked at animals occupying the sea floor. “What you see in ...

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A tiny molecule called bombesin links starfish and humans in appetite control, revealing a surprising evolutionary connection.

Scientists discovered that crabs eat young crown-of-thorns starfish, reducing their population before they damage coral reefs ...

Deep in the underwater world, animals like starfish use unusual ways to escape predators. In an act called autotomy, starfish shed one or more of their limbs to flee their hunters. The severed, ...

A team of biologists at Queen Mary University of London has discovered that a neurohormone controlling appetite in humans has an ancient evolutionary origin, dating back over half a billion years.

While we know crown-of-thorns starfish (COTS) outbreaks can decimate ... population outbreaks of the notorious crown-of-thorns sea star, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2025).

The report says researchers found in their juvenile form, the crown-of-thorns starfish are incredibly resistant to heat, which allows them to survive even through the most intense sea temperature ...

Scientists used light to control how a starfish egg cell jiggles and moves during its earliest stage of development. Their optical system could guide the design of synthetic, light-activated cells for ...