The discovery could help develop new Ozempic-like weight-loss drugs. The post Study finds hormone controlling appetite comes ...

Sea stars only live in saltwater and usually prefer to stay about 130 feet below the water's surface on a soft sandy bottom, according to Texas Parks and Wildlife. The gray sea star can grow up to 12 ...

A tiny molecule called bombesin links starfish and humans in appetite control, revealing a surprising evolutionary connection.

A team of biologists at Queen Mary University of London has discovered that a neurohormone controlling appetite in humans has ...

A team of biologists at Queen Mary University of London has discovered that a neurohormone controlling appetite in humans has an ancient evolutionary origin, dating back over half a billion years.

Scientists discovered that crabs eat young crown-of-thorns starfish, reducing their population before they damage coral reefs ...

That’s how her two kids — now 14 and 15 — got involved with the Starfish Initiative. The Indianapolis nonprofit provides ...

Scientists have discovered that bombesin, a hunger-regulating hormone found in humans, dates back over 500 million years and ...

Scientists used light to control how a starfish egg cell jiggles and moves during its earliest stage of development. Their optical system could guide the design of synthetic, light-activated cells for ...