"The implications of our study go beyond the sunflower sea star." New study reveals hidden dangers threatening mega-starfish ...

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 Northern Pacific sea star (Asterias amurensis), also known as the Japanese common starfish, is native to the northern Pacific and well-adapted to cold environments. Its ecological flexibility ...

Scientists discovered that crabs eat young crown-of-thorns starfish, reducing their population before they damage coral reefs ...

This story appears in the June 2011 issue of National Geographic magazine. The sea star—often called a starfish, though it's no more a fish than it is a sheepdog—ranks with the most ...

While we know crown-of-thorns starfish (COTS) outbreaks can decimate ... population outbreaks of the notorious crown-of-thorns sea star, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2025).

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 ...

In a groundbreaking discovery, researchers have found 866 previously unknown marine species.According to CNN, as part of ...