Researchers have identified two starfish species in ancient ritual offerings unearthed 33 years ago in Tula, Mexico.

Contrary to popular belief, it seems that starfish have no bodies, and are best described as just a head crawling along the ...

Here are just a few of the misleading names we commonly use for foods, animals, inventions, historical events, and more.

When losing an arm they lose part of their feeding 'machinery' — making it even more difficult to get enough nutrients. The flower urchins (Toxopneustes sp.) are lovely echinoderms that have a large, ...

The sea biscuits found in the Carolinas are fossils of extinct echinoderms. The rounded domes look like a version of their relative, the sand dollar, but they no longer live in the Carolinas.

Thousands of tourists pour into the Myrtle Beach area each summer to bask in the warm weather and enjoy its miles of sandy beaches. However, when the temperatures drop and the crowds leave, the ...

The Seafood Handbook is the most comprehensive seafood directory available online. Featuring more than 100 of the most common seafood species in the U.S. market, the Seafood Handbook is the ultimate ...