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These hungry starfish are spiraling out of control in Australia. Now scientists say they have a new plan to fight back

For decades, crown-of-thorns starfish (COTS) have been rampaging out of control. These pizza-size sea stars are native to the ...

How starfish control tube feet without a central nervous system or brain

Starfish, also known as sea stars, are equipped with an almost alien-like anatomy. Despite lacking a brain, blood, and ...

Worst crown-of-thorns starfish outbreak in decades emerging on Great Barrier Reef

Scientists are rushing to contain an emerging outbreak of coral-eating crown-of-thorns starfish on the Great Barrier Reef, warning it could be one of the worst in 60 years.
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Without a brain and with hundreds of feet acting simultaneously, starfish display a mechanical intelligence that surprises even the engineers who study them

Starfish look so inconspicuous that is difficult to even imagine they can actively move. If it weren't for time-lapse recordings of this specimen, the average ...
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Starfish See Pretty Well in the Deep Ocean. By the Way, Starfish Have Eyes.

Hundreds of feet below the ocean’s surface, some starfish make their own light. And they can look right back at you too, with a teeny eye on the tip of each bendy starfish arm. Scientists, who didn’t ...