A mysterious wasting disease seen in starfish around the world may be the result of respiratory distress tied to warming oceans, according to a new study. These environmental changes are likely ...

When studying underwater marine life, it helps if you can use a device that doesn't scare the animals by appearing unnatural to them. MIT scientists have created a robo-starfish with that in mind, ...

“There’s been a lot of work over the years on vision in a variety of fish from shallow water to the deep sea, but there hasn’t been much at all done on vision in animals that sit on the bottom,” says ...

Look at a starfish in a tidal pool and you may think: Ah, there’s one of those pretty, multi-armed sea worms that crawl around and don’t do much. But look deeper and your views might change. Hundreds ...

For the Lyme Bay Marine Protected Area research Emma Sheehan receives funding from DEFRA, Natural England, European Maritime and Fisheries Fund, INTERREG France (Channel) England European Regional ...

The Story of How the Starfish Got its Arms Reminds us that Animals have Deep Histories. The story of how the starfish got its arms reminds us that even animals that might be familiar to us today can ...

Reef fish, such as emperors, tropical snappers and rockcods, help keep numbers of crown-of-thorns starfish in check on the Great Barrier Reef. New research has found the abundance of the coral-eating ...