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, ...

Scientists have solved the mystery of what killed over 5 billion starfish off the Pacific coast of North America.

In 2013, a mysterious epidemic turned billions of sea stars between Mexico and Alaska into goo. Now we know why ...

Scientists have found Vibrio pectenicida causes sea star wasting, a disease devastating Pacific starfish and threatening marine ecosystems.

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

Scientists say they have at last solved the mystery of what killed more than 5 billion sea stars off the Pacific coast of ...

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

Scientists identify Vibrio pectenicida bacteria as the cause of sea star wasting disease, which has killed over 5 billion ...

Between 5 billion and 6 billion sea stars on the West Coast have died, according to some estimates. The loss of so many led ...

Scientists previously suspected a viral cause but have now identified the bacterium Vibrio pectenicida in the coelomic fluid of afflicted sea stars. This discovery offers hope for potential ...