Sea star wasting disease has devastated starfish populations in North America, driving some species to the brink of ...

In Nature Ecology & Evolution, a group of researchers reveal the cause of sea star wasting disease (SSWD). This discovery ...

Scientists have solved the mystery of what killed over 5 billion sea stars — also known as starfish — off the Pacific coast ...

A devastating bacterium has decimated populations of sunflower sea stars, predators that play a crucial role in their ...

Researchers in Washington and British Columbia say they have solved a deadly mystery that has stumped scientists for more ...

A mysterious epidemic has wiped out billions of sea stars in recent years. A new study finally identifies the bacterium ...

Scientists have identified bacteria as the culprit behind a mass sea star die-off along North America's Pacific coast, ...

A mysterious illness has killed billions of sea stars in the past decade. After a four-year search, scientists have uncovered ...

Researchers have identified Vibrio pectenicida as the pathogen responsible for the devastating sea star wasting disease, ...

In 2013, a mysterious epidemic swept across the Pacific Coast of North America, rapidly turning billions of sea stars from ...

Scientists have identified Vibrio pectenicida as the bacteria responsible for the sea star wasting disease that has devastated populations along the California coast.

An estimated 5 billion sea stars have died due to a sea star-wasting disease in oceans around the world. A team of ...