This seems to have solved the mystery of how the starfish got its arms. But it doesn’t necessarily answer the ‘why’. Imran ...

As starfish are keystone predators that help to control populations of other species, such as sea urchins, their loss would lead to a trophic cascade that could cause biodiversity loss amid wider ...

Starfish, or sea stars, are brilliant and resilient ocean creatures. These bottom-dwelling echinoderms have a central disc body covered in tough calcium carbonate skin that helps provide support and ...

SOUTHAMPTON, UK — 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 Trace Evolutionary Trajectory of Starfish's Unique Symmetry Through a 500 Million-Year-Old Fossil The star shape ...

An unassuming starfish species found around the world has a shocking amount of DNA hidden inside its cells. The brooding brittle star (Amphipholis squamata), which has a tiny disk-shaped body and ...

They said: "The starfish looks like a common sunstar. "It’s not an uncommon species in the UK, but they’re less commonly found in the North West, so it’s an exciting find.

Snakes, frogs and starfish are among the millions of animals passing through Heathrow Airport every year. Approximately 19,000 dogs and cats, 400 horses, 2,000 birds, 28 million fish, 50 zoo ...

Learn how starfish got their shape after a complicated evolutionary process, starting with an ancestor that lived 500 million ...