How starfish move their tiny tube feet, and more…
27 February 2026

How starfish move their tiny tube feet, and more…

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Starfish don't have brains, and yet they're able to mobilize hundreds of tiny hydraulic tube feet to get around. Now scientists are getting an understanding of just how they do that.


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