The brittle stars gets its name from the way its skins dries and becomes very easily broken. However, its anatomy shouldn’t be under estimated as basic; the star is known for its bioluminescent ...

They analyzed over 250 brittle stars collected over a roughly 160-year span. They studied the animals’ coloring, body shape, internal anatomy and DNA, the study said. Eventually, patterns began ...

In a groundbreaking study, brainless creatures like brittle stars exhibit a remarkable ability ... Lead researcher Julia Notar unveils their unique anatomy, emphasizing the absence of a ...

The brooding brittle star (Amphipholis squamata), which has a tiny disk-shaped body and long spindly arms, has a genome several times larger than that seen in other brittle star species ...

Researchers said on Thursday that the red brittle star, called Ophiocoma wendtii, joins a species of sea urchin as the only creatures known to be able to see without having eyes — known as ...