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Billions of starfish have died in a decade-long epidemic. Scientists say they now know why.

Billions of starfish have died in a decade-long epidemic. Scientists say they now know why.
science8/4/2025

A sea star wasting disease​ sparked a mass die-off from Mexico to Alaska, devastating more than 20 species and continuing today.

Scientists say they have at last solved the mystery of what killed more than 5 billion sea stars – often known as starfish – off the Pacific coast of North America in a decade-long epidemic. Starting in 2013, a mysterious sea star wasting disease spa... [4510 chars]