There are so few of the sunflower sea stars remaining, researchers don’t think there are enough for them to find each other on their own to reproduce – so the species is getting a helping hand from ...

Purple sea urchins, beware: There’s a purple urchin-eating predator on the horizon — and its name is the sunflower sea star. That’s the plot line coming from a small upstart research facility in Moss ...

The sunflower sea star (Pycnopodia helianthoides) can be found throughout intertidal and subtidal coastal waters of the northeast Pacific Ocean, from Alaska to at least northern Baja California, ...

Three critically endangered sunflower sea stars have spawned as part of a complex project at a California aquarium, experts say. But it doesn’t mean baby sea stars are on the way — yet. “Pizza-size” ...

Hope is on the horizon for the critically endangered Sunflower Sea Star thanks to a groundbreaking collaborative effort among accredited aquariums and zoos and research laboratories Birch Aquarium at ...

A team of researchers in San Diego have successfully spawned and cross-fertilized gametes from the critically endangered sunflower sea star, resulting in fertile eggs. This breakthrough is part of an ...

The Giant Tecolote Ranunculus, the celebrated symbol of The Flower Fields at Carlsbad Village, is still having its delightful day, even if the pretty, full-headed blossom's eye-popping peak happened ...