Starfish, or sea stars, are iconic marine animals often found in tide pools, along the shoreline, in seagrass beds and ...

Nature showcases diverse nervous systems beyond a single command center. Several animals, including octopuses, leeches, and starfish, have evolved multiple brain-like organs or distributed nerve ...

At left is a red cushion sea star. At right, a micro-CT scan of a sea star shows the digestive system (yellow), nervous system (blue), muscles (red) and water vascular system (purple).

Center, Hochschule Bremen—City University of Applied Sciences, have made pioneering discoveries about how mechanical stress shapes the ultrastructure of starfish skeletons. Published in Acta ...

A recent article published in Scientific Reports proposed a four-dimensional (4D) morphing structure inspired by the starfish’s unique ability to maintain flexibility and posture while expending ...

Cedars, starfish and spiders, oh my! Cedars are the old standby for creating structures for fish. A tree or three, a little rope and a concrete block or two and viola, you've got a brush pile.

Despite their simple structure, sponges can respond to their environment, like closing their pores when touched. They rely on water flow rather than movement, making them some of the ocean’s quietest ...