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 ...

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

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

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

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A mysterious disease has been ravaging sea stars off the West Coast, leading to loss of entire kelp forests. Now, researchers ...

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

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

After a decade-long search, scientists have pinpointed the cause of the massive sea star die-off along North America's Pacific coast: the Vibrio pectenicida bacteria. This discovery solves the mystery ...