There's no scalpels, no nose-burning formaldehyde, no squishy innards of crayfish, starfish, earthworms or ... students a low-stakes introduction to dissection and is a good way to gauge their ...

For the last decade, California's offshore seafloors have been missing a massive, colorful predator that keeps kelp-munching sea urchins in check. The sunflower sea star is a big starfish—more ...