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Sea Star Wasting Disease: The Epidemic That Starved a Coast

From 2013, sea star wasting liquefied stars from Alaska to Mexico and erased the sunflower star, a keystone urchin predator. The science, and the kelp fallout.

Dr. Mara Ellison · September 26, 2026

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Withering Syndrome: Anatomy of an Abalone Disease in a Warming Ocean

Withering syndrome has killed millions of abalone since the 1980s — a bacterial disease switched on by warm water. The science of the pathogen and outbreaks.

Dr. Mara Ellison · September 26, 2026

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