"The implications of our study go beyond the sunflower sea star." New study reveals hidden dangers threatening mega-starfish ...

A group of microscopic sunflower sea star larva arrived at Shedd Aquarium last year and have been bulking up behind the ...

(Courtesy Steve Lonhart) A look inside the Sunflower Star Laboratory. (Courtesy Reuven Bank) Typical coloring of sunflower stars in central California ranges from orange to purple-gray.

Tucked in a small habitat in Shedd Aquarium’s Polar Play Zone, a group of tiny orange-brown sea stars tell a much bigger ...

In 2013–14, one of the largest marine disease outbreaks on record decimated sea star populations along the West Coast, turning over six billion Sunflower Stars into goo and rendering them functionally ...

Association of Zoos and Aquariums announces 2025 SAFE Grant recipients totaling $434,429.One of the grant recipients, Star Power, focuses on helping sunflower sea stars, which are facing ...