When Marvel Comics created a short superhero who could heal horrific injuries, perhaps instead of “Wolverine”, they should have named him “African spiny ... and starfish can regrow lost ...

An unusual eight-legged spiny starfish has gone on display after being discovered in a crab pot off Cornwall's coast. The creatures normally have five legs but this one is 12 inches long and thought ...

But in reality there’s a lot more going on beneath their spiny exteriors. Most starfish possess a crude eye at the tip of each arm. These compound eyes contain multiple lenses called ommatidia ...

The species they are interested in is the spiny starfish (Marthasterias glacialis), and in particular the slimy goo that covers its body. The team says that chemicals in this coating could inspire ...

The species they are interested in is the spiny starfish (Marthasterias glacialis), and in particular the slimy goo that covers its body. The team says that chemicals in this coating could inspire ...