Researchers hope to revive the population of sunflower sea stars in an effort to support kelp forests along the California ...

Sunflower stars, like this orange-tinted version ... increase in visible purple urchins occurred at the same time that sea star wasting syndrome decimated 20 species of sea stars, converting ...

The sunflower sea star is a big starfish — more than 3 feet across — that roams the ocean floor in orange, yellow and purple. These invertebrates can grow as many as 24 arms, and they’re ...