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 ...

Scientists are one step closer to combating coral-destroying crown-of-thorns starfish, following a study into the pest's genetics. Scientists are one step closer to combating coral-destroying crown-of ...

Synthetic pheromones may be a promising tool in attracting and culling troublesome crown-of-thorns starfish, which rapidly eat large amounts of coral on the Great Barrier Reef Annie Roth, bioGraphic ...

You may have a soft spot for starfish, charmed by their gentle demeanor and fivefold symmetry. In a lot of the world, though, the unusual animals are invasive species that kill coral reefs. “When ...