A devastating bacterium has decimated populations of sunflower sea stars, predators that play a crucial role in their ...

A mysterious illness has killed billions of sea stars in the past decade. After a four-year search, scientists have uncovered ...

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

A mysterious epidemic has wiped out billions of sea stars in recent years. A new study finally identifies the bacterium ...

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

Scientists have identified Vibrio pectenicida as the bacteria responsible for the sea star wasting disease that has devastated populations along the California coast.

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

A new study points a finger at a strain of the bacterium Vibrio pectenicida, which belongs to the same genus as Vibrio ...

Columbo, eat your heart out: A team of scientists has just solved a massive marine murder mystery, nabbing the culprit behind ...

In Nature Ecology & Evolution, a group of researchers reveal the cause of sea star wasting disease (SSWD). This discovery ...

What is the sea star wasting disease? Over a decade, sea stars have been disappearing and researchers finally know why.

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