Morphing structure’s unique properties. Unlike traditional morphing structures built with stiff parts and joints, they leveraged the starfish’s design so that their structure bends smoothly ...

Learn how starfish got their shape after a complicated evolutionary process, starting with an ancestor that lived 500 million ...

Today their bilateral larvae develop into their familiar five-axis structure as they grow, meaning that at some point, starfish dismantled all the genetic mechanisms of their bilateral ancestors.

The nervous system of a starfish is shown here during an analysis. Laurent Formery Together, the data created a 3D map to determine where genes were expressed as sea stars developed and grew.

Kent, Wash.-based Starfish Space, is teaming up with Benchmark Space Systems to work on a precision-guided orbital refueling system for satellites.

Beneath the skin of knobby starfish is a skeleton made of brittle, stonelike growths that derive strength from an unexpected internal structure. Ria Tan/Flickr ( CC BY-SA 2.0 ) Share this: ...

Starfish are echinoderms, a form of invertebrate marine animals known for radial symmetry and having spiny skin. Researchers said most animal species have similar genetic structures, prompting ...