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

One of the first reports of a devastating starfish disease in Europe has raised concern about its potential impact on marine ecosystems.. Sea star wasting disease has decimated starfish populations in ...

Starfish, also known as sea stars, belong to a group of animals called echinoderms, which includes sea urchins and sea cucumbers. Their strange body plans have long puzzled biologists.

Diver with a string of crown-of-thorns starfish (taramea). Image courtesy of Konini Rongo. Despite the prevalence of the issue, there are few truly effective high-tech solutions for eradicating ...