Explore the world’s 10 largest starfish species, admired for their impressive size, vivid colours, and vital roles in maintaining healthy ocean ecosystems.

A new study presents genomic evidence of hybridization between two closely related species of sea stars -- Asterias rubens, the common starfish, and Asterias forbesi, known as Forbes' sea star.

This sped-up video (60x speed) shows the fascinating effect of ArBN on the common starfish (Asterias rubens). While ArBN doesn’t cause complete stomach retraction - it’s about 50% after 6 minutes. A ...

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 ...

This sped-up video (60x speed) shows the fascinating effect of ArBN on the common starfish (Asterias rubens). While ArBN doesn’t cause complete stomach retraction - it’s about 50% after 6 minutes.

Toxic explosives were no barrier for the fish and invertebrates colonizing a World War II-era munitions dump in the Baltic Sea, according to a new study.

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