sea stars, Tag

Five years ago, millions of sea stars off the west coast of North America were killed by a mysterious virus that caused the animals to lose limbs and liquefy, with several species under serious threat of extinction...

It may feel like it's a constant stream of bad news for the environment, so brace yourself for something good. A few years ago, it seemed as though we may completely lose sea stars after a mysterious wasting syndrome rapidly...

A cadre of university researchers are blaming global warming for waning populations of sea stars and lobsters in both the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. In a flurry of reports published this week, scientists say that warming...