Nature inspires innovation. An international team of scientists has discovered how a brittle star can create material like tempered glass underwater. The findings may open new bio-inspired routes for ...

Major findings on the inner workings of a brittle star's ability to reversibly control the pliability of its tissues will help researchers solve the puzzle of mutable collagenous tissue (MCT) and ...

There are about 2,000 brittle star species in the world, with 57 known in Hawaii. Brittle stars run for cover when exposed. Unlike their plodding starfish cousins, which use suction-cup tube feet to ...

We humans are fixated on big brains as a proxy for smarts. But headless animals called brittle stars have no brains at all and still manage to learn through experience, new research reveals. These shy ...

Brittle stars are close relatives of starfish with a much more delicate appearance. “So if you imagine a starfish with really skinny, spiny arms, made up of lots of little articulated plates, that’s ...

In a series of experiments, brittle stars learned that “lights out” was a dinner bell call to come for dinner. DURHAM, N.C. -- We humans are fixated on big brains as a proxy for smarts. But headless ...