California's offshore seafloors have been missing a massive, colorful predator that keeps kelp-munching sea urchins in check.
Scientists are racing to save sea stars from extinction through breeding. Here's what they're learning about the different ...
due to an ailment known as sea star wasting disease. In their absence, purple urchins surged in population and chewed through ...
The final week of the year will bring low tides to San Diego’s coastline, giving tide poolers one more chance this month to ...
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There are about 2,000 species of sea stars, aka starfish, according to National Geographic. Although the common variety of ...
AND AN EVEN MORE UNIQUE SETTING A DISEASE CALLED "SEA STAR WASTING SYNDROME" KILLED OFF MOST OF ITS POPULATION FROM THE OPEN WATERS IN WESTERN AMERICA...BACK IN 2013 <APRIL RIDLON // MARINE ...
A mysterious disease nearly wiped out sunflower stars in 2013. But sunflower stars may once again dot the seabed, thanks to ...
due to an ailment known as sea star wasting disease. In their absence, purple urchins surged in population and chewed through entire undersea forests of bull kelp, which are the foundation for a ...