A new study shows that exposure to pesticides and microplastics could set back the recovery of sunflower sea stars.

While earlier studies had shown that some starfish that live in shallower, brighter water have and use compound eyes, no one had previously looked at animals occupying the sea floor. “What you see in ...

Smaller animals Unlike larger animals, smaller species like jellyfish, starfish, seahorses and sand dollars have little control over where the ocean takes them. “They’re not very strong ...

Overfishing of sharks is linked to coral reef destruction. Without sharks, smaller fish stop eating coral-eating starfish.