Sunflower sea stars have never recovered from being wiped out by the disease and are now classified as critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Ocean acidification ...

The disease outbreak is being driven by climate change, with warmer oceans making the effects more severe and deadly. Sunflower sea stars — who have up to 24 arms, can be a meter wide, and come in a ...

Sunflower stars play an integral role in these kelp forest communities by preying upon medium-sized urchins. As our oceans warm, sunflower stars will likely continue to be susceptible to wasting ...

Sometimes new parents get lucky. They get “easy” babies. Young sunflower sea stars are the fussy kind—but their adoptive ...