The Washington Post June 06, 2026 • 16:00

After massive die-off of sea stars, biologist sees a surprising ‘baby boom’ - The Washington Post

By Casey Parks

After massive die-off of sea stars, biologist sees a surprising ‘baby boom’ - The Washington Post

Sea stars almost went extinct along the West Coast a decade ago. Recently, they have been making a comeback.

YACHATS, Ore. For much of his career, Bruce Menge assumed he would conduct the same research until he died. The marine biologist has studied sea stars since the 1970s, and the animals had always seem… [+139 chars]

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