If you liked this story, share it with other people. As the sea ice melts during the summer, polar bears in the Hudson Bay are forced on land where they typically fast, surviving primarily off fat ...

Discover the fascinating biology of starfish, their vital ecological role, and the threats they face from human activity.

For seven years, Leticia and Maynor Aldana and their two children lived in a rundown, $1,200 per month apartment in Northfield, Minn. Raw sewage from the apartment above dripped into their kitchen.

A study has shown for the first time that starfish use primitive eyes at the tip of their arms to visually navigate their environment. Research headed by Dr. Anders Garm at the Marine Biological ...

Research into one of the most persistent coral predators on the Great Barrier Reef has revealed a troubling paradox in reef ecosystems: the crown-of-thorns starfish (COTS) appears to thrive in the ...

In other words, it was perfect. Habitat bought the 1,200- square-foot house last spring and gave Team Starfish a $50,000 budget to restore it. “We came in under,” Thacker said proudly. Volunteers ...

Using risk assessments, like those used for setting occupational safety limits in the workplace, researchers determined the winners and losers of climate change in the Antarctic. They show that marine ...

Some killer robots are a good thing. While our planet experiences what many scientists are referring to as the 6th Mass Extinction, certain species are actually doing too well. As climates change and ...

Common starfish cannot survive amplified marine heatwaves projected at the end of the century and experience lasting negative effects from current heatwaves, according to new research. Common starfish ...

For seven years, Leticia and Maynor Aldana and their two children lived in a rundown apartment in Northfield, Minnesota. Raw sewage from the apartment above dripped into their kitchen. The basement ...

For seven years, Leticia and Maynor Aldana and their two children lived in a rundown apartment in Northfield, Minn. Raw sewage from the apartment above dripped into their kitchen. The basement had ...