The culprit behind the largest known marine disease outbreak is now known, giving researchers new tools to protect and ...

After a decade of carnage, we finally know what’s devastating sea stars along North America’s West Coast. Does that mean scientists can save them?

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

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

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

Sea stars are vital to ocean ecosystems; however, a pathogen has been killing them in large numbers, rendering some species ...

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 ...

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