Both the starfish flower (Stapelia grandiflora) and its hairy-stemmed offspring, Stapelia hirusata, feature unique, star-shaped blooms, and both come with a set of frustrating demands. The reason they ...

The Cactus to Clouds ascent just outside Palm Springs, Calif., is grueling, but natural treasures, and a speedy trip down, await anyone who is up to the challenge. Cactus to Clouds, on Mount San ...

Smith made three Cactus League appearances (one start), finishing with an 8.44 ERA, five strikeouts and eight walks in 5 1/3 innings. Schultz, the team’s first-round pick in 2022 from Oswego ...

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 ...

The team studied the motion of egg cells produced by starfish—an organism that scientists have long used as a classic model for understanding cell growth and development. The researchers focused ...

Sunday’s exhibition between the San Francisco Giants and Sacramento River Cats was set up perfectly. The Giants were going to open with Landen Roupp, and halfway through the game, they were ...

PEORIA, Ariz. -- Jacob deGrom, making his second Cactus League appearance this spring, described his outing as “fine.” deGrom allowed two runs in four innings against the Mariners in a 3-2 loss on ...

Cleveland Guardians right-handed starter, Galvin Williams, is showing no signs of the sore elbow that cost him playing time last spring. Williams, 25, arrived at Guardians spring training camp in ...

Image courtesy Dreammind Group Grey’s Social Eatery is postponing its opening in the ByWard Market at the site of the former Blue Cactus Bar and Grill to Wednesday. The new restaurant was originally ...

Deep in the underwater world, animals like starfish use unusual ways to escape predators. In an act called autotomy, starfish shed one or more of their limbs to flee their hunters. The severed, ...