‘Starfish’ character is bullied about her weight. So was author Lisa Fipps. Middle-grade novel in verse explores how a girl deals with criticism from other kids and her own mother.

Most starfish have eyes on the tips of their arms. They’re hard to see and even if you spot them, you might not recognise them as eyes. But they can see you (as long as you’re not moving too ...

Starfish eyes contain both structures, so “have features that look a bit ancestral”, says Nilsson. “This shows what visual task drove this important step in eye evolution,” says Garm.