A giant starfish, known as a gray sea star, was spotted recently crawling around a Port Aransas beach and viewer Christine ...

Authorities are investigating whether a mass wash-up of dead cockles at a popular holiday destination south of Adelaide is ...

A tiny molecule called bombesin links starfish and humans in appetite control, revealing a surprising evolutionary connection.

Crunching along the rocky beach Tuesday, Easton pointed out a host of brightly colored starfish, squishy anemones, sand ...

Alyssa Gehman vividly recalls seeing starfish for the first time while on a kayaking trip in British Columbia's Desolation ...

While we know crown-of-thorns starfish (COTS) outbreaks can decimate ... population outbreaks of the notorious crown-of-thorns sea star, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2025).

A team of biologists at Queen Mary University of London has discovered that a neurohormone controlling appetite in humans has an ancient evolutionary origin, dating back over half a billion years.

When we move, it's harder for existing wearable devices to accurately track our heart activity. But researchers found that a starfish's five-arm shape helps solve this problem. Inspired by how a ...