The Marianna Trench is the deepest area of the ocean, and therefore one of the most mysterious underwater regions in the ...

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A critically endangered sunflower sea star. (Courtesy of the Association of Zoos & Aquariums) Scientists say they have at last solved the mystery of what killed more than 5 billion sea stars off the ...

Associated Press Monday, Aug. 4, 2025 3:52 p.m. | Monday, Aug. 4, 2025 3:52 p.m. WASHINGTON — Scientists say they have at last solved the mystery of what killed more than 5 billion sea stars off the ...

So sea stars, when they're looking healthy, have sort of puffy arms, they're they're straight out, they might curl like turn *** bit, but when they're sick, they start to sort of like curl back on ...