Where exactly is the head of a starfish? Zoologists, after being stumped for centuries, may finally have an answer. “It’s as if the sea star is completely missing a trunk, and is best described as ...

For many creatures, having a limb caught in a predator’s mouth is usually a death sentence. Not starfish, though—they can detach the limb and leave the predator something to chew on while they crawl ...

Imagine you are drawing a starfish—where would you draw its face? Starfish have eyes at the tip of each of their arms, but the location of their heads has puzzled scientists for decades.

For centuries, scientists have wondered: Where is the head of a starfish? Researchers mapped starfish genes to solve the mystery, and it wasn't what they expected. Turns out, starfish genes suggest it ...

I’m just gonna cut right to the chase here: There’s a thicc starfish and you just gotta see it. It went viral over the weekend after Twitter user @Babyshoujo “Saw a thicc ass starfish” at the Aquarium ...

Science Guide & Tutor, Dept. of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge A chance discovery of a beautifully preserved fossil in the desert landscape of Morocco has solved one of the great mysteries of ...