All bilateral creatures have some asymmetry, such as the human heart being located slightly to the left and the liver being located predominantly to the right.

We tend to associate intelligence with large brains, but a group of headless animals is proving us wrong. Brittle stars, a relative to sea stars, have no brains at all and can still manage to learn ...

The Scottish government’s nature agency has withdrawn its objection to plans for what would be the UK’s largest fish farm — in light of updated filings from the developer about potential impacts on ...

Explore the interior of a giant starfish as we cut it in half with a waterjet. Surprisingly, the starfish's anatomy features fewer internal structures than expected. #Starfish #Waterjet ...

An older man was walking on the beach, as he did most mornings, when he saw a boy off in the distance throwing something into the ocean. As the man approached, he asked the youngster what he was doing ...

ARGENTINA, — Scientists conducting an underwater expedition off the coast of Argentina have documented dozens of unique ocean species, including a distinctive starfish that has captured attention for ...

It starts with a twist. One arm pretzels in on itself. Then another. Then another. Before long, the writhing arms detach from the body and begin crawling away zombielike on their own. The skin festers ...

The Marianna Trench is the deepest area of the ocean, and therefore one of the most mysterious underwater regions in the world. The Mariana Trench Environment and Ecology Research expedition (MEER) ...

Amazon already dominates online shopping, but now it's setting its sights even higher. With a new artificial intelligence-powered project called Starfish, the company aims to become the world's most ...

A South Korean tech company is using starfish carcasses to make deicing products that it markets as being less harmful to the environment and to roads. The products are being rolled out in North ...