Q: Why are starfish shaped like stars ... aren’t technically fish). At the tip of each arm is an eye that can detect changes in light intensity, and on the bottom are tube feet that enable ...

Bringing back sunflower sea stars, which are functionally extinct in California, could help restore kelp forests off the ...

Year round this same species can be found all along the West Coast, from Baja California to Alaska. But in 2014, a disease nearly brought them to extinction here.

A type of salamander, axolotls often appear pink due to a genetic trait called leucism, which causes a pale or pinkish skin tone. Found in the Amazon River, the pink river dolphin is renowned for its ...

This left a battle of the sea creatures, with Goldfish and Starfish having to give their best take on the apt Queen hit "Another One Bites the Dust" in the Battle Royale. In the end, it was Goldfish ...

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

Deep in the underwater world, animals like starfish use unusual ways to escape predators. In an act called autotomy, starfish shed one or more of their limbs to flee their hunters. The severed, ...

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 ...

Scientists used light to control how a starfish egg cell jiggles and moves during its earliest stage of development. Their optical system could guide the design of synthetic, light-activated cells ...

There are many brands of frozen fish sticks out there with some better than others, so we taste-tested a bunch to find the best, which have an unusual coating.