Marine biologists are completely stunned by a recent epidemic of starfish committing suicide on the west coast. The phenomenon, dubbed "the Wasting," has been going on for at least two years now as ...

When studying underwater marine life, it helps if you can use a device that doesn't scare the animals by appearing unnatural to them. MIT scientists have created a robo-starfish with that in mind, ...

Starfish usually live in tidepools or on the ocean floor, but sometimes you'll find them washed up on the beach. More accurately known as sea stars, these invertebrates can end up on dry land after a ...

An artist’s conception shows Starfish Space’s Otter Pup satellite docking craft. (Starfish Space Illustration) Two and a half months after Starfish Space’s first orbital mission teetered on the edge ...

Starfish are some of the strangest creatures of the animal kingdom—so much so that scientists didn’t even know for sure if the animals had heads. A new study from the Stanford University and UC ...

Artwork shows the Otter spacecraft in orbit near another satellite. (Starfish Space Illustration) Tukwila, Wash.-based Starfish Space is bringing in more funding after announcing several agreements to ...

While the cartoon starfish Patrick Star from "SpongeBob Squarepants" is famously stupid, his real-life counterpart in science may in fact be all head. This at least is the conclusion of a landmark ...

A woman’s trip to Petco took an unexpected turn when she saw a starfish attacking a fish. Her viewers were shocked by the ...

Scientists already knew starfish have superpowers. They can regenerate entire lost limbs or organs; some can even regrow a whole body from one arm. And these animals have just revealed another bizarre ...