The second expedition took researchers to the Southern Ocean’s Bellingshausen Sea, off West Antarctica. The team was the ...

After a deadly disease nearly wiped them out, ochre sea stars are returning to Oregon’s coast, restoring balance to the ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — 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. Sea stars – often ...

After more than a decade of mystery, scientists say they’ve finally identified what wiped out more than 5 billion sea ...

More than a decade after a mysterious sickness began killing billions of sea stars off the Pacific Coast, scientists say they've identified the bacteria that causes the deadly disease. A team of at ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. While they have no backbone, sunflower sea stars (Pycnopodia ...

In this photo provided by the Hakai Institute, researcher Alyssa Gehman from the Hakai Institute counts and measures sunflower sea stars in the Burke Channel on the Central Coast of British Columbia, ...

Associated Press Monday, Aug. 4, 2025 3:52 p.m. | Monday, Aug. 4, 2025 3:52 p.m. WASHINGTON — Scientists say they have at last solved the mystery of what killed more than 5 billion sea stars off the ...

A critically endangered sunflower sea star. (Courtesy of the Association of Zoos & Aquariums) Scientists say they have at last solved the mystery of what killed more than 5 billion sea stars off the ...