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 ...

In fact, you'll need to grab your goggles and look down because the El Cielo starfish sanctuary sparkles under the sea. Located on the southern coast of Cozumel, an island near the Yucatan ...

Scientists from Scripps Institution of Oceanography descended thousands of meters where they likely discovered dozens of new animal species. Creatures flourish where methane gas seeps into the ocean ...

When I (Nathan Brooks English) was six years old, I snuck a starfish home from the beach and hid it in my closet. I regret that now, as my parents did then when the smell of rotting starfish ...

They would be mistaken on two accounts. Despite their harmless appearance, starfish are carnivorous and hunt animals like molluscs. Unlike sea urchins, which chew food with teeth on their ...