The starfish, often referred to as the sea star, commands attention in the vibrant underwater world with its unique shape and ...

Starfish - or sea stars - have been on earth far longer than humans; 474 million years longer, to be exact. But even though ...

Researchers hope to revive the population of sunflower sea stars in an effort to support kelp forests along the California ...

Sea otters (i) regulate sea urchin populations ... and demonstrated in the 1960s by the dominance of top-predator starfish in intertidal ecosystems. Keystone species are species that play a ...

They would be mistaken on two accounts. Despite their harmless appearance, starfish are carnivorous and hunt animals like molluscs. Unlike sea urchins, which chew food with teeth on their ...

The report says researchers found in their juvenile form, the crown-of-thorns starfish are incredibly resistant to heat, which allows them to survive even through the most intense sea temperature ...

A piece of fossilised vomit dating back to the time of the dinosaurs has been discovered in Denmark. Local fossil hunter ...