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

Divers have captured rare footage of Northern Pacific sea stars thriving beneath the frozen surface of the Sea of Japan. The video shows these marine invertebrates navigating the crystal-clear, icy ...

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

That was Starfish Prime — the highest-altitude nuclear test in history. In 1962, the US government launched a 1.4 megaton bomb from Johnston Island. And detonated it 400 km above the Pacific ...

Crown-of-thorns starfish populations are again flourishing along the Great Barrier Reef. Symon Dworjanyn is a professor of marine ecology at Southern Cross university. "Crown-of-thorns starfish ...

Small, hidden crabs may be the missing link influencing coral-eating starfish populations, according to a study published in ...

Dr. Diego Barneche from AIMS said studies across the Indo-Pacific have found correlations between fishing and crown-of-thorns starfish. In places where fishing pressure is absent, such as marine ...

Small, hidden crabs may be the missing link influencing coral-eating starfish populations, according to a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. While we know ...