Starfish

A satiety-inducing molecule called bombesin is not only present in humans and other vertebrates but also in invertebrates such as starfish and their marine relatives, according to new research.

Technically "regurgitate" if you want to be polite.

A California Two Spot Octopus and four hatchlings are joining the more than 3,400 animals and 500 species featured at the zoo.

Searching for the secrets behind the Little Red Dots

Researchers created a biohybrid robot that uses electrical signals in mycelium to move around.

Besides its underwater life, it is nothing like a fish: it can push its stomach out of its mouth and eat the inside of a clam

Just one of the highlights of Alaina Blend's tropical summer excursion was snorkeling in the Pacific Ocean. The first-time experience for the 2024 Greensburg Salem High School graduate was a fitting finale to the 10-day trip to Costa Rica she shared with 39 schoolmates, many of them fellow members of

Cold-weather destinations like Antarctica and the Arctic get a lot of love, but there are perks to visiting a warmer locale.

New research finds traces of the dinosaur extinction in avian genomes.

They won't become Wolverine just yet.

Baffling new results show that rocklike mineral deposits in the deep sea can produce oxygen

Three California Climate Action Seed Grant-funded research projects are establishing collaborations between academic institutions and Tribal nations to support climate change resilience through tribal resource management. The projects involve investigating pinyon pine forest ecology and cultural values in the Eastern Sierra, monitoring fisheries on the North Coast, and surveying the changing landscapes of…

Targeted culling of crown-of-thorns starfish has resulted in parts of the Great Barrier Reef maintaining and even increasing coral cover, leading researchers to call for the programme to be dramatically scaled up

Starfish feet are coordinated purely through mechanical loading, enabling the animals to bounce rhythmically along the seabed without a central nervous system

The pickle-shaped bottom feeders may reduce the amount of microbes on the seafloor that could potentially sicken coral, scientists suggest

Scientists have mapped the largest coral reef deep in the ocean, stretching hundreds of miles off the U.S. Atlantic coast. While researchers have known...

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A welding hammer strapped to her wrist, Joy Hollenback slipped on blue fins and swam into the churning, chilly Pacific surf one fall morning to do her part to save Northern California's vanishing kelp forests.

Early mammals and their predecessors survived mass extinctions thanks to animals that possessed just the right amount of specialization.

Gene expression patterns in starfish reveal a surprising answer to the question of how they evolved their unusual body shape