Like humans, starfish produce chemicals that tell them they're full and to stop eating, according to a new study. Like humans, starfish produce chemicals that tell them they're full and to stop eating ...

This article was made possible with sponsorship from Greenpeace Australia Pacific. Along with climate change, one of the biggest threats to the Great Barrier Reef is the crown-of-thorns starfish, a ...

Adult crown-of-thorns starfish pose one of the greatest threats to the Great Barrier Reef due to their coral diet. Marine life, including fish, crabs, seahorses, and turtles, depend on coral as a food ...

Adorned with spikes and toxins, crown-of-thorns starfish aren’t an easy meal. In fact, it’s long been thought that few animals could eat them. But an analysis of fish poop and stomach contents from ...

The varied diet of juvenile crown-of-thorns starfish complicates scientists' ability to age them. This makes plans for the management of this invasive species more difficult, as outbreaks of adults on ...

Coral-eating crown of thorns starfish are seen on Swain Reef, part of the Great Barrier Reef, in this undated handout photo released January 5, 2018. Joint Field Management Program/Great Barrier Reef ...

Acropora corals with colorful bleaching in New Caledonia. (Photo courtesy The Ocean Agency / XL Catlin Seaview Survey) PARIS (AFP) — The discovery that coral-eating starfish are late risers and feed ...

Coral-eating crown of thorns starfish are seen on Swain Reef, part of the Great Barrier Reef, in this undated handout photo released December 5, 2018. Joint Field Management Program/Great Barrier Reef ...

SYDNEY (Reuters) - A major outbreak of coral-eating crown of thorns starfish has been found munching Australia's world heritage-listed Great Barrier Reef, scientists said on Friday, prompting the ...

A grisly disease is decimating starfish populations on both North American coasts. From Orange County to Alaska, and along the rocky shores of New England, leggy echinoderms are shedding their limbs ...