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 ... enabling it to thrive even under ice-covered seas. Vladivostok experiences harsh ...

Look at it go! Whatever the shape the animals are - big or small, round or flat, fins or flippers - they're all at home under water. Take a trip under the sea and learn about turtles, octopuses ...

under the constant threat of toxic bacteria. To protect themselves against predators and pathogens alike, sea cucumbers produce defensive toxins called saponins, as do their close cousins, starfish.

There are countless ways in which researchers are trying to do that, and under the Museum roof, experts are using fossils dating ... and other researchers are collecting genetic data about these worms ...

A variety of different sea creatures can be found all along ... They are the perfect habitat, or home, for lots of different animals. This spiny starfish is the rock pool’s top predator.

Steller sea lion breeding is one of nature's great mass spectacles. When these giants thunder ashore, their favored beaches, called rookeries, disappear under ... These animals are social and ...