Mar 25, 2025 by News Staff

A satiety-inducing molecule called bombesin is not only present in humans and other vertebrates but also in invertebrates such as starfish and their marine...

Nov 2, 2023 by News Staff

For centuries, naturalists have puzzled over what might constitute the head of starfish. When looking at a worm, or a fish, it’s clear which end is the...

Jul 29, 2021 by News Staff

Over 1,000 perfectly-preserved echinoderm specimens dating back 167 million years (Jurassic period) have been excavated in a quarry in the Cotswolds area...

Jul 9, 2013 by Natali Anderson

According to a new study conducted by marine biologists Dr Anders Garm from the University of Copenhagen and Dr Dan-Erik Nilsson from Lund University,...