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 ...

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 ...

Here’s a reminder that biology is oftentimes more complicated than headlines can make it out to be. Scientists in the UK have found evidence that the so-called “love hormone” oxytocin plays a very ...

As if they don't already face enough challenges from bleaching, many of the world's coral reefs are currently being eaten by the crown-of-thorns starfish. A simple new portable test kit, however, ...

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 ...

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 ...