Starfish are known for their adorable and symmetrical arms that seem to hug everything they touch. But it turns out that they may not be hugs after all – because starfish, researchers found, are ...

Scientists couldn't find the starfish head for the longest time as they were looking in the wrong place. Turns out, the head is all over its body.

Starfish are dying out on the Pacific Coast from Mexico to Alaska – and no-one is quite sure why. The problem has been documented among starfish, or sea stars as they are also known, that live ...

Dr. Mah also describes a new genus of starfish and 10 additional new species. Starfish are invertebrates of the class Asteroidea, so they’re also known as asteroids (yes, ...

A team of researchers in Japan recently discovered a brand new species of starfish.The red, beige, and spongey Paragonaster hoeimaruae was found thanks to collaboration between scientists, fishers ...