For the first time, scientists have cryopreserved and revived the larvae of a sea star species. The breakthrough, made with ...

The sunflower sea star may receive federal protection. Photo courtesy National Park Service. SAN FRANCISCO (CN) — While Sebastian the crab may have tried to convince Ariel that life under the sea was ...

A healthy sunflower sea star is seen on the seafloor in 2014. (Photo by Ed Gullekson/Washington Department of Fish and WIldlife, provided by NOAA Fisheries) One of the world’s largest sea stars is on ...

Their disappearance, combined with a massive marine heat wave called “the blob,” set off a cascade of catastrophic ecological changes that turned these kelp biodiverse hot spots into vast sea urchin ...

BISMARCK, N.D. | The National Sunflower Association says a common sunflower disease has been found in fields across the Dakotas after a wet planting season. The group says downy mildew was been found ...

BROOKINGS, S.D. -- The prevalence of Phomopsis stem canker first showed up in South Dakota's sunflower fields last fall. Tours in eastern Hughes County the first week in October made clear the canker ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Priya covers the ocean, climate change, and the future of our planet. Earlier this week, the sunflower sea star was listed as ...

GRAFTON (AP) - Officials are optimistic about research projects to address diseases in sunflowers. But they're less bullish about the threat from blackbirds. Larry Kleingartner, executive director of ...

Sept. 26 (UPI) --Great access to sunflowers and their pollen could help keep vulnerable bee populations pathogen-free. In experiments carried out by researchers at North Carolina State University and ...

One of the world’s largest sea stars is on track to receive Endangered Species Act protections. Federal regulators announced Wednesday that they are proposing a threatened listing for the sunflower ...