John Carpenter’s The Thing famously features an alien menace capable of mimicking any creature (human or otherwise) that it has ever encountered. The creature uses that ability to hide in plain sight ...

When it comes to raising and propagating young, different creatures have different approaches. Mammals typically have a small litter of offspring that they raise to varying degrees before setting them ...

A new study that combines genetic and molecular techniques helps solve the riddle of sea star (commonly called starfish) body plans, and how sea stars start life with bilateral body symmetry -- just ...

Pop quiz: How many arms do sea stars have? The answer seems obvious: one, two, three, four, five. Five arms. Anyone who has stumbled across one splayed on the seashore knows this. But if that is your ...

Starfish had been existing since the past 500 million years, but in the last decade, a disease outbreak almost drove them to ...

Researchers have discovered a new species of sea star (also known as starfish). The discovery came about thanks to collaborative work among researchers, fishers, and aquarium and museum staff. The ...

PORT ARANSAS, Texas — Beachgoers spotted something new crawling on another Texas beach recently. Christine shared a video with KHOU 11 of a 'starfish' crawling along the coast in Port Aransas. The ...

A starfish photographed at a Texas beach has social media users in awe at its size. Christina Biery, who lives in Aransas Pass, about 20 miles northeast of Corpus Christi, took a stroll near a jetty ...

A starfish that washed up on a Texas shore has social media amazed, but wildlife experts say the creature isn’t too rare. Christina Biery shared photos and video to Facebook on Wednesday, July 12, of ...