WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists say they have at last solved the mystery of what killed more than 5 billion sea stars off the ...

Sea stars are vital to ocean ecosystems; however, a pathogen has been killing them in large numbers, rendering some species ...

After a decade of carnage, we finally know what’s devastating sea stars along North America’s West Coast. Does that mean scientists can save them?

More than a decade ago, a mysterious illness killed billions of sea stars, particularly along the North American Pacific ...

Scientists have determined the cause of an epidemic that has devastated a species of starfish, wiping out billions over the ...

After a decade of carnage, we finally know what’s devastating sea stars along the West Coast. Does that mean scientists can save them?

Rising out of the Tularosa Basin in south-central New Mexico is one of the country's most underrated wonders: waves of pure ...

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Stars twinkle overhead, but under the sea, stars huddle together. Sea stars, that is! Sea stars (Asteroidea), commonly known as starfish, are invertebrates called echinoderms — creatures with ...

Sea urchins have no brains or hearts. But put them in the proximity of the unmistakable sunflower sea star, and somewhere in their pin cushion-like body, they sense trouble. That's the main ...

Scientists say they have at last solved the mystery of what killed more than 5 billion sea stars off the Pacific Coast of North America in a decade-long epidemic. The culprit? Bacteria th ...

Sunflower sea stars scare off red sea urchins, offering a simple, natural way to protect and restore kelp forests.