Scientists say they have at last solved the mystery of what killed more than 5 billion sea stars — often known as starfish — off the Pacific coast of North America in a decade-long epidemic. Starting ...

The "baby boom" of ochre sea stars that followed a population crash a decade ago is enabling the species to recover on the ...

Before 2013, divers on North America's west coast rarely saw purple sea urchins. The spiky animals, which are voracious kelp eaters, were a favorite food of the coast's iconic sunflower sea stars. The ...

A leading suspect has been identified as a likely cause of sea star wasting disease, which has had a major impact on the ecology of the Oregon Coast over the past decade, according to a study ...

Scientists have made a significant breakthrough in understanding the ecological balance in the oceans and the ongoing climate change crisis. They have identified Vibrio pectenicida as the cause behind ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Rebecca Vega Thurber, University of California, Santa Barbara (THE CONVERSATION) ...