Satellites could have a longer life and space become a bit tidier if Starfish Space's Otter Pup 2 mission pans out. Scheduled ...

But researchers found that a starfish's five-arm shape helps solve this problem. Inspired by how a starfish flips itself over -- shrinking one of its arms and using the others in a coordinated ...

An artist’s conception shows Starfish Space’s Otter spacecraft in orbit with another satellite in the background. (Starfish Space Illustration) Tukwila, Wash.-based Starfish Space and two ...

Starfish can shed their arms to survive. How do they manage this feat? Scientists from Queen Mary University of London have identified a neurohormone that triggers this phenomenon. This discovery ...

By studying the common European starfish, Asterias rubens, they identified a neurohormone akin to the human satiety hormone, cholecystokinin (CCK), as a regulator of arm detachment.

Radially symmetrical like starfish, the five-legged crawling Pentapods ... Jon Bolding is a games writer and critic with an extensive background in strategy games. When he's not on his PC, he ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. A team of researchers in Japan recently discovered a brand new ...

Starro is a gigantic alien parasite who resembles a starfish. His never-ending thirst ... DC has revealed more about the villain's unusual background and even pushed the self-styled "Conqueror ...

Starfish are known for their adorable and symmetrical arms that seem to hug everything they touch. But it turns out that they may not be hugs after all – because starfish, researchers found, are ...

For centuries, scientists have wondered: Where is the head of a starfish? Researchers mapped starfish genes to solve the mystery, and it wasn't what they expected. Turns out, starfish genes ...

While the cartoon starfish Patrick Star from "SpongeBob Squarepants" is famously stupid, his real-life counterpart in science may in fact be all head. This at least is the conclusion of a landmark ...

even though they have the same genetic background. To locate the parts of the starfish body where head-coding genes are active, the researchers compared the genetic markers in a small Patiria ...