Sea otters are one of the predators — one of the wolves, to continue the metaphor, to our urchin deer — keeping urchins in ...

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

Environmental DNA, or eDNA, can help us detect species by the traces they leave behind in their surroundings. This ...

Confused by the terms “sea star” and “starfish”? They both refer to the same group of echinoderms (not fish), which are spiny-skinned creatures that include sea lilies, urchins, and sea cucumbers.

Mar. 24, 2025 — Biologists have discovered that bombesin, a neurohormone controlling appetite in humans, also regulates feeding in starfish, revealing its ancient evolutionary origin dating back ...

Mar. 24, 2025 — Biologists have discovered that bombesin, a neurohormone controlling appetite in humans, also regulates feeding in starfish, revealing its ancient evolutionary origin dating back ...

For more than 30 years, Mooi has been steadily filling in and building onto the phylogenetic tree of echinoderms, the enigmatic and rarely studied group of invertebrates that includes sea urchins, ...

Its signature feature are the wisps of hair that stick out (artfully, hopefully) of the top of the bun and create the spiky look. The modern version also features a slicked-back top and sides to ...

Some reef experts argued $1 billion in government funding in 2022 towards controlling crown-of-thorns starfish ... Abrego points to new corals: spiky clusters jutting from rocks that look like ...