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 ...

The starfish, often referred to as the sea star, commands attention in the vibrant underwater world with its unique shape and ...

Researchers hope to revive the population of sunflower sea stars in an effort to support kelp forests along the California ...

Two underwater sea lilies were eaten and regurgitated around 66 million years ago. They were preserved as fossilized vomit.

"Tens of thousands" of stranded starfish have been washed up on the ... Mr Davies photographed thousands of the stranded sea creatures on Coppet Hall Beach in Pembrokeshire.

The report says researchers found in their juvenile form, the crown-of-thorns starfish are incredibly resistant to heat, which allows them to survive even through the most intense sea temperature ...

The sunflower sea star is a big starfish — more than 3 feet across — that roams the ocean floor in orange, yellow and purple. These invertebrates can grow as many as 24 arms, and they’re ...

Factors cited in the report include an outbreak of the coral-devouring starfish, rising sea temperatures, runoff of red soil from development projects on land, and discharge of insufficiently ...