These starfish face extinction. Scientists are helping them mate Oct. 21, 2023 Updated Sat., Oct. 21, 2023 at 9:24 p.m. An ochre sea star found at Estero Bluffs State Park north of Cayucos, Calif., on ...

Scientists trying to work out where a starfish’s head is have come to a startling conclusion: it is effectively the whole animal. As well as solving this longstanding mystery, the finding will help us ...

Imagine you are drawing a starfish—where would you draw its face? Starfish have eyes at the tip of each of their arms, but the location of their heads has puzzled scientists for decades.

Starfish, also known as asteroids, inhabit nearly every ocean on Earth, from tropical waters to deep, cold zones. Their iconic shape makes them instantly recognizable, but their biology and ecological ...

Over the past decade, the sunflower sea star has gone from a mighty predator of the Pacific Ocean floor to nearing extinction. The Nature Conservancy estimates that 5.75 billion sunflower sea stars ...