A team of about 10 people just returned from their second trip mapping and surveying the old shipwreck site of the Star of ...

Beginning in 2013, sea star wasting syndrome decimated populations of Pisaster along the west coast of North America and along the Monterey Peninsula in California, where this study was conducted.

Since its collapse, California’s sunflower sea star population hasn’t meaningfully bounced back on its own. But in recent years, major strides have been made in breeding the animals in ...

large Arctic endemic brittle star, Ophiopleura borealis, from the northern Barents Sea. We counted growth bands in trawl-caught specimens using scanning electron microscope images of the innermost arm ...

They also offer anchor points for other creatures, such as the pink basket star, spiky sea urchin and sea star shown here clinging to a brownish, sticklike tubeworm casing near a methane seep.

The sunflower sea star—which can span more than three feet across—is a ravenous, roving apex predator able to devour armored animals like urchins, snails, clams, and crabs. But a mysterious ...

So far, more than 1,600 sea star observations have been logged this month along the coast, including over 60 in San Diego County. Here's what else you need to know about the search and how to get ...

A foggy night, a skipper with a broken leg and a stymied Coast Guard had the Star of the Sea in troubled waters. Two crew members risked everything to save them all. Know of an interesting story ...

It’s called Paragonaster hoeimaruae — and it’s a new species. Paragonaster hoeimaruae, or the Hoei sea star, comes from a family of echinoderms that live in shallow and medium-depth oceans ...

Researchers have discovered a new species of sea star (also known as starfish). The discovery came about thanks to collaborative work among researchers, fishers, and aquarium and museum staff.

About a decade ago, the still-mysterious sea star wasting disease (SSW) had devastating impacts on sea star populations along the West Coast of North America. One of the hardest hit was the ...