They’ve been crawling across the seafloor for more than 500 million years – predating the dinosaurs – yet sea stars remain ...

Purple sea urchins, beware: There’s a purple urchin-eating predator on the horizon — and its name is the sunflower sea star.

Sunflower stars have been touted as key predators of urchins, and they do eat urchins. A recent lab study in Oregon demonstrated an adult sunflower star takes about a day to completely consume a ...

New research from the University of Victoria (UVic) highlights how marine heat waves can dramatically impact marine ...

One species, the sunflower sea star, was hit particularly hard by the disease; and that’s important because the sunflower sea star is a prolific predator.

Sunflower sea stars, voracious predators that eat sea urchins, could help restore kelp forests, according to a new study.

“Stars of the Sea” will introduce aquarium visitors to more than 20 species of sea stars from around the world.

For the first time, scientists have successfully cryopreserved sea star larvae and reactivated them – an important milestone that could help re-establish a critically endangered keystone species ...

A crab became a snack for a sea predator with “stinging tentacles” on an Oregon shoreline, a photo shows. The crustacean was snagged by a carnivorous giant green anemone at the Seal Rock State ...

A crab became a snack for a sea predator with “stinging tentacles” on an Oregon shoreline, a photo shows. The crustacean was snagged by a carnivorous giant green anemone at the Seal Rock State ...

Latest Headlines Finding Sanctuary | The sunflower sea star may shine again in local waters Sunflower stars are very agile, move up to 1 meter per minute, and actively pursue mobile prey like snails.