One of the most intriguing organisms in the ocean is undoubtedly the starfish. Also referred to as sea stars, these organisms ...

When studying underwater marine life, it helps if you can use a device that doesn't scare the animals by appearing unnatural to them. MIT scientists have created a robo-starfish with that in mind, ...

An artist’s conception shows Starfish Space’s Otter Pup satellite docking craft. (Starfish Space Illustration) Two and a half months after Starfish Space’s first orbital mission teetered on the edge ...

For decades, scientists have sought to understand how the present-day starfish came to be. Newly analyzed fossils should help, as they represent a transitional step between the starfish and the family ...

Thousands of starfish have been washed up on an Edinburgh beach. Wild swimmers were at Wardie Bay in Granton when they came ...

All starfish don’t look the same, but this one became a breakout star. The viral starfish in question is a vermillion sea star that lives in the Deepwater exhibit at the Aquarium of the Pacific’s ...

When most animals are attacked by predators, the encounter is often fatal. But some animals have evolved an intriguing strategy to survive such attacks – they relinquish a part of their body to the ...