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

A tiny molecule called bombesin links starfish and humans in appetite control, revealing a surprising evolutionary connection.

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 ...

Small, hidden crabs may be the missing link influencing coral-eating starfish populations, according to a study published in ...

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 ...