A new technology that adds crushed starfish skeletons to winter road salt can minimize damage to streets and the environment.

With a large variety of starfish in the ocean, there are many unique appearances that can be surprising. One example is the ...

For many creatures, having a limb caught in a predator’s mouth is usually a death sentence. Not starfish, though—they can detach the limb and leave the predator something to chew on while they crawl ...

Imagine waking up to find your entire body gone — no torso, no limbs — just a head that has expanded, split into five ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. underside of a common starfish, showing its many pale orange tube feet, on a blue background Starfish (aka sea stars) are master ...

For centuries, scientists have wondered: Where is the head of a starfish? Researchers mapped starfish genes to solve the mystery, and it wasn't what they expected. Turns out, starfish genes suggest it ...

The natural world is full of interesting creatures with unique biological systems. Among the most interesting creatures is the starfish, also referred to as a sea star. Starfish are unique in that ...

Using genetics-based methods, a multinational team of scientists said in a study published this week in the journal Nature that starfish are all head and no torso. Starfish larvae, like those of most ...