Making a short list of popular starfish is challenging because there are so many species to choose from — over 2,000 different species, to be precise. Here are just a few species that should ...

The family shooting the clip gave it a helping hand and placed it back in the sea. Different species of starfish have evolved to thrive in different habitats. These include tidal pools ...

Overfishing of sharks is linked to coral reef destruction. Without sharks, smaller fish stop eating coral-eating starfish.

Divers, underwater submersibles and remotely operated vehicles found 886 marine species over a 16-month period, and they have ...

A new study shows that exposure to pesticides and microplastics could set back the recovery of sunflower sea stars.

In a groundbreaking discovery, researchers have found 866 previously unknown marine species.According to CNN, as part of ...

While earlier studies had shown that some starfish that live in shallower, brighter water have and use compound eyes, no one had previously looked at animals occupying the sea floor. “What you see in ...

One of his study sites, located at Mukkaw Bay, contained a community consistently dominated by the same species of mussels, barnacles, and the starfish, Pisaster ochraceus, which preys upon the ...

Many animals like lizards, octopuses, crabs, and starfish can drop their body parts to escape from predators. 3 According to Elphick, autotomy is so common in some species that his team regularly ...