Scientists have identified a molecule that enables starfish to carry out one of the most remarkable forms of feeding in the natural world. A starfish feeds by first extending its stomach out of its ...

A hormone that is released in our brain when we fall in love also makes starfish turn their stomach inside out to feed, according to a new study. A hormone that is released in our brain when we fall ...

Like humans, starfish produce chemicals that tell them they’re full and to stop eating, according to a new study published today in the journal eLife. Starfish feed in a bizarre way - turning their ...

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 ...

Starfish are dying off in startling numbers along the West Coast of the United States and Canada. And they’re doing it in a rather gnarly manner: the sea creatures are coming down with a syndrome that ...

Crown-of-thorns starfish can detect chemical cues in water (chemoreception), allowing them to respond to predators like the giant triton. The giant triton is one of the few natural predators of the ...

Scientists have identified a molecule that enables starfish to carry out one of the most remarkable forms of feeding in the natural world. A starfish feeds by first extending its stomach out of its ...

Starfish feed in a bizarre way - turning their stomachs out of their mouth when they come across a tasty meal like a mussel or oyster - and then digesting their chosen prey outside of their body.