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

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

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

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

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 ...

More than a decade ago, a mysterious illness killed billions of sea stars, particularly along the North American Pacific ...

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

Scientists identified bacteria causing sea star wasting disease that killed billions along Pacific coast ecosystems.

Researchers at the Hakai Institute have identified the culprit as a bacterium called Vibrio pectenicida, known as "V-peck" ...

Researchers in Washington and British Columbia say they have solved a deadly mystery that has stumped scientists for more ...

Researchers at the Hakai Institute have identified the culprit as a bacterium called Vibrio pectenicida, known as "V-peck" ...